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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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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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Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.
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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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At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
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In the marathon anything can happen.
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I've always been good at putting things behind me–I fall apart, do my crying bit, and then put it away and move on.
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I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
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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 have always loved running on the roads, ever since I used to take part in relays for my club when I was 12 and 13. I felt really at home on the surface.
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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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I apologise to people when I need to.
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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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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.
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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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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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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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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 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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