• Runner’s 2:27.40 time reached Olympic qualifying standard• Davis ran first marathon in September 2018Stephanie Davis started taking running seriously only two years ago, raced in her first marathon in September 2018 and fits in training with a full‑time job. But the 29-year-old is now targeting an unlikely Olympic spot after being confirmed in the women’s elite field for the
London Marathon.
And who would dare bet against her? After all, in December Davis ran the ninth fastest marathon by a
British woman – her time of 2hr 27min 40sec not only improving her personal best by five minutes but making her one of only four GB athletes with the Olympic qualifying standard of 2:29. The final step before booking the sporting trip of a lifetime is to finish among the top two Britons in London.