Seven months pregnant athlete Paula Radcliffe has completed a 10km race for charity.
The 2002 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ran the Leeds 10K for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal – which raises funds for children’s and cancer charities – in 45 minutes and 35 seconds.
Radcliffe, who holds the world record for the distance at 30 minutes and 21 seconds, crossed the finishing line with her daughter Isla Lough, who joined her in the final 100m of the course.
The 36-year-old said: “It was a fantastic occasion and I had a lot of fun. It’s a tough course and we have to say thank you to all of the people who turned out today.
“I run every day and it felt good today. I was not concerned about running a time, it was about enjoying the day. There were people cheering all the way round, the atmosphere was great.”
The fundraiser was set up by Jane Tomlinson before her death from cancer in 2007.
Radcliffe said: “Jane Tomlinson was such an inspirational person, she never let anything get her down, and this race is really in her image. It is about something so serious but it deals with it in such a positive way, with a lot of joy for a lot of people.
“I’ve not done this event before but I have known Jane since 2002 and she was a great person.”
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