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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:27 am    Post subject: New Women's World Best for Women's Half Marathon Reply with quote

Paula Radcliffe set a New World Best for the Women's Half Marathon of 65:40 (1:05:40) this morning!
At the annually held Great North run.

Links on information about her new World Best.

Articles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3126498.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3126632.stm

Split Times:
http://www.gbrathletics.com/high.htm

Previous All-Time list for Women's Half Marathon:
http://www.algonet.se/~pela2/athletics/whmaraok.htm

Non-Legal All-Time list for Women's Half Marathon
http://www.algonet.se/~pela2/athletics/whmarano.htm
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's been pointed out that it isn't actually a World Best, as the course is not IAAF sanctioned due to being downhill.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazing Surprised

It may be a matter of semantics but if no female has run faster then it is a world best. The course elevation may keep it from being declared a record but it can still be considered a world best. At least I think so.....
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

World Best is an official statistical title, however. It's the equivalent of World Record for non-track/field events. You couldn't call a 400h without the hurdles a World Record for that event, so the same caution should be used here.

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