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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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Paula Radcliffe
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 17
Long-Distance Runner
Olympic Athlete
Northwich
Cheshire
Paula Jane Radcliffe
MBE
Paula Jane Radcliffe
Born
Slowly
Wells
Apart
Everything
Dog
Well
Training
Monaco
Years
Beginning
Bitten
Pretty
Raphael
Year
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Deliberately

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