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Radcliffe returns to marathon running for first time in a decade in Tokyo
Paula Radcliffe joins members of the Bees Academy at Hackney Marshes Leisure Centre in London February 11, 2022

PAULA RADCLIFFE returned to marathon running for the first time in a decade after competing at the Tokyo Marathon today.

The 51-year-old last competed over the distance in 2015 and 10 years later she finished the Tokyo women’s race in just under three hours with 2:57:26.

The time was just over 40 minutes short of her former world record time of 2:15:25, which she recorded in April 2003, and after 16 years was eventually beaten by Brigid Kosgei in 2019.

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