Andersson improves her own Swedish marathon record in Dubai

Isabellah Andersson reduced her own Swedish marathon record to 2.23.41 when she finished third at the Dubai Marathon on Friday.

“This was obviously my best race ever,” said the 30-year-old distance runner, who picked up a cheque for $50,000.

“I followed my plan and did not care about where I was going to finish at the start of the race, but concentrated on keeping at my own pace,” she added.

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