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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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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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York
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