Paula Radcliffe

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Penpix of leading women's London marathon contenders. TIKI GELANA (Ethiopia) - Age 25. Marathon best - 2:18:58 Rotterdam, 2012. The Ethiopian record holder upstaged her better-known Kenyan rivals at the London Olympics to...

By Alison Wildey LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Not even odds of 25-1 can persuade double Olympic champion Mo Farah to abandon his carefully laid plans and complete the London marathon on Sunday. Farah, who won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals at...

At a British 10K charity run last year, a blonde with sunglasses and a slew of world records jogged easily among the 11,000 other runners who'd shown up that day. Olympic marathoner Paula Radcliffe crossed the finish line with a huge smile on her face,...

Paula Radcliffe has plans to run a giant British 10K in May. The event will be the world marathon record holder's first competitive race since giving birth to her second child, Raphael. From an AP article on the planned comeback: Radcliffe says "it will...

If you compiled a roster of world-class athletes with asthma, the list would be long — and impressive. From marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe, to former NBA stars Dennis Rodman and Dominique Wilkins, to tennis star Mary Joe Fernandez...

Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 57. Helle Aanesen, the manager of the Active Against Cancer Foundation...