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
happened happy last moved year
Last year happened - I'm never going to be happy with it but I have moved on.
apart falling knew last problem weeks year
The problem last year was that I knew things were falling apart in the last two weeks before the marathon,
aim left main paris short time year
I am very, very disappointed because Paris was my main aim for the year. I have had my preparations interrupted this year which has left me short of time and training.
keys years goal
I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.
new-york years racing
I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.
dog years training
I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog whilst out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.
grateful years people
I have achieved a lot and I'm grateful for that - I'm just a bit greedy because I want to add the Olympics. It's once every four years - everyone wants it and very few people get it.
years magic
You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
running years worry
It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.
line putting win
I wouldn't be putting myself on the line if I didn't think I could go in and win both.
good happy
My training's been pretty good and I am happy with everything.
hard knew race stay worked
I executed my race plan. It worked really well. I knew that, if I went out hard, then everyone would have to work really hard to stay with that.
hard pace stay
I got a hard run, and that's what I wanted. I just didn't have the pace to stay with them.
four huge last weeks
I have been getting back into it during the last four weeks or so when I have not been doing huge mileage,