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Kathrine's work after her races in Boston included working for Avon Cosmetics, organising women's marathons around the world, something which paved the way for the event to be included in the Olympics in 1984.

But Lord Coe said events such as the marathon may need to be held separately, at a different time of the year, at such competitions to protect athletes from unsafe conditions in future.

He says he'll be live for 12 hours of the livestream as he no longer has the energy for longer marathon sessions in front of the webcam.

Last week, thousands of people had gathered to watch Baci's latest world record bid - in 2023 she held the title for the longest cooking marathon at nearly four days.

With temperatures of about 30C accompanied by intense humidity continuing to pose a challenge to the athletes in the Japanese capital, Cairess was unable to complete the men's marathon.