Following much anticipation around her debut, Scottish athlete Eilish McColgan has announced her withdrawal just days before the London Marathon 2023.
Eilish was intending to run the legendary marathon for the first time this year, after delaying her 2022 debut due to injury. Sadly, due to a knee issue that she picked up in recent days that hasn’t improved, she has had to withdraw.
She told London Marathon event organisers: “Unfortunately, my knee hasn’t improved as much as I wanted it to. I was hopeful I could participate after some knee bursitis I had in February – I could run through that and I have tried to run through this but it has got to the point where it isn’t feasible to run a marathon. There have been a few factors that have come together like a bad storm in the past three weeks and the knee issue has been the final crack in the armour.
“I’m disappointed and know I’m ready to run a good marathon. That is what makes it hard to not be there on the start line. As an athlete I wanted to compete, but I’m a firm believer these things happen for a reason. There will be another London Marathon in my future where, hopefully, I will be able to perform well.”
The news comes just weeks after several other elite athletes have withdrawn due to injury,…
