At the 2010 London Marathon she finished in tenth position with a time of 2:26:16 , after an arduous six-day journey to London due to the problems with air transport in the wake of a volcanic eruption in Iceland . She decided to miss the 2010 European Athletics Championships to focus on getting a qualifying time for the 2012 London Olympics instead
volcanic eruption in Iceland
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
Mara Yamauchi