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I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!

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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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The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.
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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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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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In the marathon anything can happen.
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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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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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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 prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.
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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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You can't magic yourself back 10 years.
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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 like going away from my children.
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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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Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere
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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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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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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 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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