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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.
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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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 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 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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It's good to be back, feeling like myself and enjoying it.
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I apologise to people when I need to.
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In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.
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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'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
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From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
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I don't like going away from my children.
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I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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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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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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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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