
The two-time Olympic 10,000m champion was unable to threaten the 2005 course record of 59 minutes 05 seconds.An hour later and no closer to my destination, I spot a pair of elderly women and wave them down. They’re surprisingly energetic, swaddled in their shawls and head scarves and sack dresses. One of them skips down the road, umbrella in hand, while the other shouts after her. Their voices are high and tight with excitement: My saviours are, in fact, two skinny 10-year-olds in hand-me-down clothes.But the equaliser soon arrived with a slick passing move creating space for Charlotte Craddock to cross for Alex Danson.
