▁ 2 : 2 7 : 0 8 . ▁She ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁m ▁event ▁at ▁European ▁Championships , ▁running ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁fast est ▁time ▁ever ▁( 3 0 : 2 3 . 3 ) ▁and ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁second - place ▁finish er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Krist ians en ▁attempted ▁to ▁break ▁her ▁mar athon ▁world ▁record ▁in ▁London , ▁but ▁she ▁slow ed ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁and ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 : 2 2 : 4 8 . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Championships ▁Women ' s ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁Rome , ▁despite ▁a ▁leg ▁injury . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁London ▁Mar athon ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time , ▁finishing ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 2 5 : 4 1 . ▁Despite ▁a ▁ 1 : 0 9 ▁first ▁half , ▁she ▁slow ed ▁dram atically ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁however ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁five ▁minutes ▁ahead ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁woman . ▁At ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁m , ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁heavy ▁favour ite , ▁she ▁dropped ▁out ▁after ▁seven ▁la ps ▁with ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁b one ▁in ▁her ▁foot . ▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁winning ▁the