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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
Paula Radcliffe
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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
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It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.
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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.
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In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.
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I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!
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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 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'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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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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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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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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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 can swim I'm not bad, but not great.
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I was glad I did a year abroad, because it helped me as an athlete and as a person. That took me out of my comfort zone. Watching the French athletes train in the Pyrenees made me realise what I had to do to become a top athlete.
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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.
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You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.
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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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In the marathon anything can happen.
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I apologise to people when I need to.
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