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
thinking race done
The Olympics is not a race I want to watch on television and think 'I wonder what I could have done if I was there?
championship bigs persons
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
pregnancy thinking stronger
I think your body is just a little bit stronger after pregnancy.
feelings enjoy
It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
sports running imagine
I can't imagine living and not running.
successful together wish
Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
sides packages
Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.
worry trying i-can
I try not to worry about things that I can't control.
country team home
To represent your country at a home Olympics is something special and I'm over the moon to be selected for Team GB. I was pleased to get the qualifying time in Berlin earlier this year and my sole focus is getting in the right shape for London.
athlete want pressure
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
years magic
You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
running thinking track
Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.
marathon anything-can-happen happens
In the marathon anything can happen
remember fourth
No one remembers who came fourth.