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I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.

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
Swim
Great

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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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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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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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I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.
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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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In the marathon anything can happen.
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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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Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
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I apologise to people when I need to.
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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 like going away from my children.
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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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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 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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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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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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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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