The women’s London marathon, which has been billed as having the best field for a female distance race in history, will be without Eilish McColgan after the Scottish runner pulled out with a knee injury. Soon after withdrawing the 32-year-old also made the extraordinary claim that organisers had threatened to kick her out after a row about one of her sponsors.
“Trust me, I’ve tried,” the 32-year-old said, as she revealed that a combination of knee bursitis and a hamstring tear had interrupted her preparations. “It’s just got to the point where it’s not going to be feasible to run a marathon this weekend.
