Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBEis an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon, three-time New York Marathon champion, and won the 2002 Chicago Marathon...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth17 December 1973
being-strong rude true-to-yourself
You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.
team athlete advantage
As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.
ideas training i-can
From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
remember fourth
No one remembers who came fourth.
trying too-much pressure
The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
marathon anything-can-happen happens
In the marathon anything can happen
sports running race
Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.
justice able chance
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.
guilty pleasure feels
I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
championship bigs persons
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
games race different
I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
sports week miles
I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140.
children going-away my-children
I don't like going away from my children.
swim i-can
I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.