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
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.
line putting win
I wouldn't be putting myself on the line if I didn't think I could go in and win both.
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,
bit crying good move putting
I've always been good at putting things behind me - I fall apart, do my crying bit and then put it away and move it.
happened last
Nothing will make up for what happened last year,
good knew running until
I knew I was running a good pace, so I just had to keep it up until the end,
knew pleased race win won
I'm pleased to have won the race and win the championship, ... I knew I was well-prepared for this race.
came pleased race supported win
I'm just pleased to win the race and win the championship because that's what I came here for. And it was important to do that, not just for me, but for everyone else that supported me as well.
both doubling
I have never said I was doubling up for both titles,
doubling knew messing record sunday training
Sunday was like a run-out, doubling as a training session, I was not messing about but I knew I was not on for a world record time.
holder major record running titles win
It's very special. It's right up there with running the world record. It's important as world record holder I also show that I can win major titles as well.
days few foot settled tolerate trouble
It went really well and should give me no more trouble. It just had to be removed as it would never have settled on its own. Now I have just had to tolerate a few days with my foot up.
blow doubling good training
It was good to blow away the cobwebs. It was like a run-out doubling as a training session,
blow good
It was good to blow away the cobwebs,