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Former world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran her first competitive marathon in a decade on Sunday in Tokyo.<\/b><\/p>\n
Radcliffe, 51, finished in a time of two hours, 57 minutes and 26 seconds – 10 years after ending her glittering athletics career<\/a> at the 2015 London Marathon.<\/p>\n The Briton held the world record for 16 years from 2003 with a time of 2:15:25 before it was broken by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei in 2019.<\/p>\n And her former record was still faster than that recorded by Sunday’s winner, Ethiopia’s Sutume Asefa Kebede, who defended her Tokyo title in 2:16:31.<\/p>\n Kenya’s Winfridah Moraa Moseti was second in 2:16:56, with Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa third in 2:17:00.<\/p>\n The men’s race was won by Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele in a time of 2:03:23 for his first major marathon title.<\/p>\n Ethiopia’s Deresa Geleta was second in 2:03:51, with Kenya’s Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich third in 2:04:00.<\/p>\n Uganda’s double Olympic track champion Joshua Cheptegei came ninth.<\/p>\n Radcliffe will also take part in next month’s Boston Marathon as she aims to compete in all six major marathons.<\/p>\n