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Paula Radcliffe retires from road racing with Six Star Medal at Boston Marathon
Paula Radcliffe joins members of the Bees Academy at Hackney Marshes Leisure Centre in London February 11, 2022

PAULA RADCLIFFE has retired from road racing after securing the Six Star Medal upon completing the Boston Marathon.

Radcliffe, 51, finished Monday’s race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th out of 12,447 women that took part.

The four-time British Olympian received the Six Star Medal given to runners who complete all six world marathon majors — Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City — and then announced it would be her final event on the road.

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