Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Radcliffe ya ci gaba da lashe New York City Half Marathon a 1:09:45, daƙiƙa biyu daga rikodin hanya. Koyaya, bayan wannan ta janye daga Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya saboda ta ji ba ta dace ba, kuma ta rasa Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta IAAF ta 2009
a Birmingham saboda wani ciwo na tonsillitis. Ta dawo cikin aiki a 2009 New York City Marathon amma ta kasa samun nasarar ta na uku a jere, a maimakon haka ta fadi zuwa matsayi na hudu tare da matsalolin gwiwa.