KILLER SESSION MARA YAMAUCHI
FORMER INTERNATIONAL MARATHONER MARA YAMAUCHI SHARES WITH EILISH McCOLGAN THE KILLER SESSION SHE UNDERTOOK BEFORE RUNNING THE SECOND FASTEST TIME EVER BY A BRITISH WOMAN
CLOCKING a 2:39 debut marathon in 2004, Mara Yamauchi went on to improve it a further 16 minutes by the end of her career. A 2:31 clocking at the London Marathon in 2005 saw her selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships in Helsinki where she finished 18th and took team bronze.
Mara Yamauchi: her 2:23:12 in London in 2009 ranks her second only to Paula Radcliffe among Brits
MARK SHEARMAN