Eilish McColgan returns from injury to win the London Big Half

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Eilish McColgan returns from injury to win the London Big Half
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Eilish McColgan won the London Big Half for the fourth time on Sunday, marking her return to competition after a five-month absence. The 35-year-old Scot finished the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour 10 minutes and 54 seconds, defeating last year's winner Jessica Warner-Judd by one minute and 19 seconds. McColgan previously withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this past July after suffering a fractured foot during the London Marathon in April. In other results, Kadar Omar Abdullahi secured the men's title with a time of 1:01:51, edging out Jack Rowe. David Weir defended his men's wheelchair title in a course record time of 46:13, while Eden Rainbow Cooper won the women's wheelchair race.

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  • Eilish McColgan finished the London Big Half in 1:10:54.
  • Kadar Omar Abdullahi won the men's race in 1:01:51.
  • David Weir set a new course record of 46:13 in the men's wheelchair event.
  • Eden Rainbow Cooper defended her title in the women's wheelchair race.
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  • 10:00 AMYahoo SportsMcColgan wins London Big Half after five months out
  • 10:00 AMBBC SportMcColgan wins London Big Half after five months out
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Britain's Eilish McColgan returns to competitive action after five months out with a fractured foot to win the London Big Half for a fourth time.

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Britain's Eilish McColgan returns to competitive action after five months out with a fractured foot to win the London Big Half for a fourth time.

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