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
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.
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.
years magic
You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
boston definitely london race special
Boston is definitely a race I want to do at some point, but London is very special to me,
against good last legs pace running weather
I thought I was in good 10k shape, but the weather was against front-running. It was just too windy, ... My legs feel OK, I just did not have the pace at the end in the last 1,000 meters.
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,
building gradually next start week
From next week I can start building things gradually back up to normal.
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.
combined convinced events excited experience expertise forward help major positive results stand step three united
I am excited about the announcement. It is a big step forward for the sport, the events and the athletes, that there has been this united stand from some of the major marathons. The results can be only positive and having experience of three of the events involved, I am convinced that their combined expertise will help the sport immensely.
achieved decided pleased recognize roads
I am really pleased that the IAAF has decided to recognize performances achieved on the roads as world records,
extremely london marathon miss possible problem resolve start
I am really disappointed to have to miss this year's event. The Flora London Marathon is something that is extremely important to me, and I have done everything possible to resolve the problem and get to the start line.