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3 unusual facts about Irina Mikitenko


Irina Mikitenko

In spite of her age she remained one the best international runners and took third place at the 2013 Tokyo Marathon (a new addition to the World Marathon Majors circuit).

She repeated her performance at the London Marathon in 2009, finishing with a time of 2:22:11, one minute ahead of Britain's Mara Yamauchi.

She had a seven-month lay-off after the Chicago run and decided not to run at the Paderborn 10K, which was her preparation for the 2010 London Marathon, due to sore shins.



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