Paula Radcliffe, 51, runs first marathon in 10 years and sets impressive time

Catia Tănase

Paula Radcliffe returned to a competitive marathon for the first time in a decade by clocking a solid 2:57:26 in difficult conditions at Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon. Former world record holder Radcliffe, 51, announced in January that she would be competing in Tokyo and the Boston Marathon – which takes place next month – in order to complete all six marathon majors. Her time was just over 40 minutes short of her former world record time of 2:15:25, which she recorded in April 2003, but still ranks