Radcliffe to run Ekiden road relays
28th October 2003:
Paula Radcliffe has elected to run the Chiba Ekiden road relay in Japan next month.
The BUPA Great North Run winner will lead the British team in the race on November 23.
The Ekiden is a relay run over the marathon distance – two legs of 10km, one leg of 7.4km, two legs of 5km and one leg of 4.8km.
Paula will run one of the 10km legs. She will be joined by Amanda Allen, Lucy Elliott, Bev Jenkins, Helen Lawrence and Kate Reed who make up the British team.