Radcliffe still undecided over Berlin

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Radcliffe tested her fitness by running the New York City half marathon on Sunday morning and completed an impressive victory in one hour nine minutes 45 seconds, two seconds outside the course record.

But the 35-year-old will still wait until later this week before deciding if she will be on the start line at the iconic Brandenburg Gate on Sunday, the final day of competition.

"It was a little bit strange," Radcliffe said of her first race after 10 months on the sidelines through injury. "I normally want to run as hard as I can but that was more about blowing away the cobwebs so it was not the fastest time I have ever run.

"It's hard to get into a race knowing you are deliberately conserving something for next week. I felt pretty good in Central Park and tried to keep relaxed. I felt the humidity a bit and the headwind in the last four or five miles.

"I would have been happier to run a minute or so quicker but I felt pretty good afterwards."

Asked to rate her chances of competing in Berlin, Radcliffe added: "I don't know. I came through the race and that was the main objective and everything felt good. We will see how I recover over the next few days.

"It is definitely more likely than it was this time last week. It's good to get out and race and feel good in the race. It's definitely done me good, now I just have to decide if I have the strength and (training) background behind me to race with the people in the race next week."