Ipswich's Helen Davies
Helen Davies, nee Decker, missed out on the Olympic Games qualifying standard but ran a personal best time at the London Marathon of 2hrs 34mins 11secs.
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London 2012 Olympic hopeful Helen Davies hopes to join Paula Radcliffe in Team GB
In the marathon Paula Radcliffe from Bedford has already qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
But our region could provide Team GB with both of their long distance runners, with an Ipswich athlete hoping to be there as well.
She's just got married, so you might not recognise the name, but in the Olympic spotlight this week, is Helen Davies.