Paula Radcliffe insists her injury-affected return to action in the Bupa London 10,000 on Monday is not the beginning of the end for one of the world's finest distance runners.The 37-year-old, hampered by a torn disc in her back, could only finish third on her long-awaited comeback following an 18-month absence, beaten in the 10 kilometre road race by winner Jo Pavey and Gemma Steel, a 25-year-old who has never represented Britain in a track or road race.
It is the latest in an almost endless list of injury problems which have plagued the marathon world record holder throughout her career, notably at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics when her chances were ruined in the first instance by a stomach upset and in the second a stress fracture of her femur and a hip injury.
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