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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.
Paula Radcliffe
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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
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Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
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