Paula Radcliffe to run Birmingham Half Marathon
I've been a bit slow on the uptake on this one but Dave Harte spotted an article in the Guardian suggesting Paula may be gracing us with her presence in 2009.
Apparently she cold be considering running in the World Half Marathon Championships in our own fair city next year.
Like Jon Bounds points out on Birmingham It's Not Sh*t, the organisers better draft in a few more portaloos if the rumour is true!
The question I'm pondering is if the world half marathon race in Brum will also be the equivalent of this years EDF half marathon where more than 9,000 runners took part?
Can anyone shed any light on this?
If so - will the council be paying her an appearance fee?
She did earn £300,000 in appearance fees and prize money for winning the New York Marathon after all.
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It'll be part of the mass race - there were 16,000 in this year's half marathon championships in Brazil. The appearance fee is the thing - we would no doubt have to pay one but why not? The council pays artists to appear at Christmas Lights switch-on etc, so this would be no different. I suspect it would be less that her full marathon fee but still hefty enough.