Paula Radcliffe, photo by PhotoRun.net
Paula Radcliffe, the World Record holder of the women’s marathon, has given a lot of the sport, and has paid for her brilliant running with a broken body. Ms. Radcliffe, one of the true heroes of our sport, and a trail blazer, wants to get one more great marathon out of her body. What do you think? Tell us, what you think, email me at runblogrun@gmail.com.
Radcliffe one more marathon
ITEN (KEN): Women’s marathon World record holder Paula Radcliffe will not force a comeback but is still hoping to compete in one final marathon or half marathon, reports supersport.com. After returning to training, post-surgery, in April 2013 she has slow built up her training to one run a day of an hour to two hours of duration. Considering a return to competition, the 40 year old said “I don’t want to push it, “I want to have the gift of being able to go out for a run every day when I want to run. So I don’t want to jeopardise that but if I can come back and run one more marathon or even a half marathon I will be very happy because I can finish on my terms.” She spoke of her disappointment that she was unable to try and lower her World record as injuries and illness thwarted her efforts to reach the starting line completely healthy. While she acknowledges that the current crops of women marathoners are strong, she says “I would like the world record to stand a little bit longer.”
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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