Australia s Sally Pearson ran in Berlin on Saturday, her first indoor competition since her 2012 gold medal-winning run in Istanbul.

Former 10,000m world record-holder and London Marathon director David Bedford collected his OBE today (4) for services to athletics and charity fund-raising.

With a trio of sub-7.50 times to his name in 2014, and a best of 7.45, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde starts as favourite.

Ten athletes will represent the USA at the IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 29 March.

The outstanding favourite for gold will be Genzebe Dibaba, confirmed by her magnificent world record-breaking spree this winter.

Kenya, the most successful nation in the history of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, has revealed its team for this year s edition in Copenhagen on 29 March.