Radcliffe wins women's marathon at world c'ships

Radcliffe wins women's marathon at world c'ships

HELSINKI, Finland - Paula Radcliffe of Britain poses with her country's flag after winning the gold medal in the Women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Aug. 14.

Radcliffe pulls out of women's marathon race

Radcliffe pulls out of women's marathon race

ATHENS, Greece - Current world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain is behind the leading group in the middle of the women's marathon race in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22, pulling out of the race at the 37-km mark.

(3)Takahashi upstaged at Tokyo marathon

(3)Takahashi upstaged at Tokyo marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Naoko Takahashi (C) poses with her coach Yoshio Koide (L) and Paula Radcliffe 'R), the holder of the marathon world record holder, after finishing in second at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Nov. 16.

Radcliffe wins women's race

Radcliffe wins women's race

CHICAGO, United States - Britain's Paula Radcliffe, running in her second marathon, smiles after winning the women's race of Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. She clocked 2:17:18, lopping nearly 90 seconds off the existing world record for women. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, who set the previous world mark of 2:18:47 in Chicago in 2001, was second in 2:19:26 while Japan's Yoko Shibui was a distant third in 2:21:22.

Radcliffe wins women's marathon at world c'ships

Radcliffe wins women's marathon at world c'ships

HELSINKI, Finland - Paula Radcliffe of Britain poses with her country's flag after winning the gold medal in the Women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Aug. 14. (Kyodo)

Radcliffe pulls out of women's marathon race

Radcliffe pulls out of women's marathon race

ATHENS, Greece - Current world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain is behind the leading group in the middle of the women's marathon race in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22, pulling out of the race at the 37-km mark. (Kyodo)

(3)Takahashi upstaged at Tokyo marathon

(3)Takahashi upstaged at Tokyo marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Naoko Takahashi (C) poses with her coach Yoshio Koide (L) and Paula Radcliffe 'R), the holder of the marathon world record holder, after finishing in second at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)