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Injury Sidelines Radcliffe From London Marathon

Posted March 6th, 2008 at 11:01 AM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Marathons

A toe tendon injury has forced Briton Paula Radcliffe to pull out of next month’s Flora London Marathon, organizers announced today.

The world record holder in the marathon, who was aiming to win her fourth London title on April 13, sustained the injury to her right toe while training at her base in Albuquerque, N.M.

“I am desperately disappointed that I have to pull out of this year’s race,” said Radcliffe, who was Flora London Marathon champion in 2002, 2003 and 2005, in a press release. “I love running in London and this race would have been the perfect test for me before the Olympic Games.”
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