Radcliffe faces top field in '09 London Marathon Dec 2, 2008
Radcliffe, winner in 2002, 2003 and 2005, will aim to match the achievement of Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen, who won the London Marathon four times between 1984 and 1988. She said Tuesday that "it's fantastic to be back," adding that she's hungry to win back her London title after her recent win in the New York City Marathon. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
3-time winner Paula Radcliffe will return to London Marathon after missing last 2 Jan 16, 2008
Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen won four times between 1984-88. I love running in front of my home crowd and I know that winning a fourth time will give me just the boost I need before the Olympic Games in August, Radcliffe said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Marathoners triumph spurns debate on activity before, after baby Nov 12, 2007
Other elite long-distance runners have won races soon after having babies, including Norways Ingrid Kristiansen, who won the 1983 Houston marathon within five months of giving birth. It still seems way out of reach for moms who arent athletes. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
In the Arena: Motherhood among the sporting elite Sep 28, 2007
Among the many who have experienced success after motherhood are Ingrid Kristiansen, Liz McColgan, Derartu Tulu, Lisa Ondieki, Sonia O'Sullivan and Catherine Ndereba, the Kenyan veteran who persevered through the heat in Osaka to win the marathon that Radcliffe missed. Some experts have concluded that the biological changes that come with pregnancy can result in long-term improvements in aerobic capacity. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Kristiansen has fond memories of world record run in New Bedford Mar 11, 2007
Three decades of history now surround the New Bedford Half Marathon, but of all the stories that have emerged since the race began, nothing compares to Ingrid Kristiansen's epic run here in 1989 ... "I tried to train my mind to run alone. You have to do that if you want to be the best in the world because there aren't too many races where the best run together," Ingrid Kristiansen told a Standard-Times reporter at the finish. (The Standard-Times, MA)
