Kenya: Plot Hatched

23 October 2013

A group of Kenya's best women distance runners are conspiring to take a shot at the marathon world record set by Britain's Paula Radcliffe more than 10 years ago.

Radcliffe's record of 2hr 15min 25sec, set on the streets of London more than 10 years ago, has become one of athletics' toughest marks, with only a handful of women managing to break even 2:20 since then.

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