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There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.
Paula Radcliffe
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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
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A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world championship at the end of the day and it's important. I've win it twice and it's a quality event.
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I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.
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I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care.
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I was thinking back to all the time in the gym, working hard, and that spurred me on [winning New York marathon just ten months after giving birth
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I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.
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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.
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I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.
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I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it.
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I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
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I don't like going away from my children.
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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?
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You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
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For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
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Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete the other side just comes with the package.
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I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.
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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
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We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what people are using or what they are using to disguise it.
Paula Radcliffe
