English - Athlete | December 17, 1973 -
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.
Paula Radcliffe
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If 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 apologise to people when I need to.
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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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I've always been good at putting things behind me - I fall apart, do my crying bit and then put it away and move it.
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I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
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If you look back at my marathons and ask whether I would swap one of them for my one balls-up, of course I would. But you can't choose. You have to make the best of it on the day.
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In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.
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I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.
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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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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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Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.
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