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Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe at the 2011 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Born (1973-12-17) 17 December 1973 (age 50)
Davenham, Cheshire, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Sport
Country Great Britain
ClubBedford & County Athletic Club
Turned pro1993
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996, 5000 m, 5th
2000, 10,000 m, 4th
2004, Marathon, DNF
2004, 10,000 m, DNF
2008, Marathon, 23rd
World finals1993, 3000 m, 7th
1997, 5000 m, 4th
1999, 10,000 m,  Silver
2001, 10,000 m, 4th
2005, 10,000 m, 9th
2005, Marathon,  Gold
Highest world ranking1
Personal best(s)5000 m: 14:29.11
10,000 m: 30:01.09
Half marathon: 1:06:47
Marathon: 2:15:25 WR
Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seville 10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Boston Junior race
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ostend Long race
Gold medal – first place 2002 Dublin Long race
Silver medal – second place 1997 Turin Long race
Silver medal – second place 1998 Marrakech Long race
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ostend Short race
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Belfast Long race
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 5,000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich 10,000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Ferrara Individual
Gold medal – first place 2003 Edinburgh Individual
Gold medal – first place 2003 Edinburgh Team
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Saint Petersburg 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Paris 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bydgoszcz 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Saint Petersburg 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bremen 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Munich 3000 m
Updated on 25-08-2007

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is the current women's IAAF world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:17:42 hours.[1] She also ran the IAAF women's world best time at 2:15:25 hours. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon, two-time New York Marathon champion, and the 2002 Chicago Marathon victor.

Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country. She has also been European champion over 5,000 metres and in cross country. On the track, Radcliffe won the 10,000 metres silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and was the 2002 Commonwealth champion. She has represented Great Britain at the Olympics four times consecutively (1996 to 2008), but has not won a medal on the Olympic stage.

Radcliffe is an asthmatic sufferer who has voiced her opposition to the use of drugs in sport. She is married to her coach, Gary Lough, and has two children.

Her running has earned her a number of accolades including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, IAAF World Athlete of the Year, AIMS World Athlete of the Year (three times) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has also been nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions.

Running Career

Radcliffe's father was a keen marathon runner as a young man. He took up the hobby again in an attempt to lose weight after giving up smoking.[2] Despite suffering from asthma Radcliffe took up running at the age of seven.[3] In 1992 Radcliffe discovered that she suffers from anaemia.[2][4] Radcliffe was diagnosed with exersize induced asthma at the age of 14 after blacking out whilst training.[5] During her father's training jogs in the woods Radcliffe and her brother would often run with him for a mile or two.[6] Radcliffe attended Frodsham Athletic Club until the age of nine,[2] when Radcliffe became a member of Bedford & County Athletics Club, when they moved to Oakley. There she was coached by Alex Stanton, who still fulfilled that role in her professional career.[7] Stanton started to coach Radcliffe at the age of 12 after his wife Rosemary spotted her talent.[8] At the age of 10 Radcliffe, accompanied by her father, watched Ingrid Kristiansen run in the London Marathon, inspiring her to become an athlete.[6] Her first race at a national level came as a 12 year old in 1986, when she placed 299th in the English Schools Cross Country Championships.[7] In 1991 Radcliffe won the English Schools 1500 metres title.[9]

1992–1996

"I'm not looking to make a living out of it. Obviously it's nice that there's a bit of money coming in but that's not my goal. I just want to do my best and still enjoy it. I want to keep on enjoying it, keep on improving, get as much out of it as I can and put as much back as I can."

Radcliffe a week after finishing second in her first senior race.[2]

At the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Radcliffe, took the Junior title, beating Wang Junxia and Gete Wami in Boston, after recovering from a bad asthma attack in the weeks beforehand.[10][11][2] Radcliffe then went to the Junior track World championships and finished fourth in the 3,000 metres.[12] In her first senior race, in Durham at the start of 1993, Radcliffe followed Olympic Champion Derartu Tulu in finishing second.[13] Radcliffe was not advised to run the 1993 British Cross Country trials as she had a chest infection.[14] At the age of 19 Radcliffe finished in seventh place at the 1993 World Championships.[11] Radcliffe claimed back to back World Cross Challenge wins at Durham and Mallusk to start 1994.[15][4] Radcliffe missed the World Cross Country Championships with a foot injury.[16] Radcliffe was initially misdiagnosed with the injury which forced her to miss all of 1994 and thought about quitting as the injury would not get better.[11] At the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo in 1995 Radcliffe outkicked Tulu to run the third fastest time by a British woman for the 5,000 metres.[17] At the World championships, Radcliffe qualifed comfortably for the final of the 5,000 metres,[18] where she finished fifth in the final.[9][11] At the 1996 Securicor Games Radcliffe ran the 5,000 metres finishing second.[19] At the 1996 Olympic Games Radcliffe finished fifth in the 5,000 metres.[9] Radcliffe rounded off 1996 by finishing third in a cross country race in Durham.[20]

1997–2000

1997 saw Radcliffe split Wami and Tulu, and win the silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[21] Radcliffe became the first woman to defend the Fifth Avenue Mile title.[22] In the 1997 World Championships, Radcliffe finished in 4th place over the 5,000 metres.[11] Wami again outsprinted Radcliffe in her final race of 1997, in the Brussels cross country event.[23] Radcliffe had dropped out of Durham's cross country race with flu at the start of 1998,[24] but bounced back to finish third in Dublin.[25] At the 1998 edition of the World Cross Country, Radcliffe again won the silver medal.[26] Radcliffe set a new world best for 5 miles (8.0 km) on the road around Balmoral Castle.[27] At the European Cup Radcliffe, captaining the team, won the 5,000 metres and finished second in the 1500 metres.[28] Radcliffe set the pace in the 10,000 metres at the European Championships, but finished fifth.[29][11] Radcliffe, who was suffering from a virus, took some time off,[11] before returning to the cross country discipline, where she won her first senior title by taking the European Long course race.[30] 1998 finished with a fourth place finish in Brussels.[31][32] Radcliffe started 1999 by finishing fourth in Durham.[33] At the World Cross Country champs, Radcliffe came home third.[34] Radcliffe then ran the seventh fastest 10,000 metres ever at the European 10,000 metres challenge.[35] At the London Grand Prix, Radcliffe took two seconds off her own British record in the 5,000 metres.[36][37] Radcliffe finished second at the World Championships behind Wami in the 10,000 metres.[38][39] Radcliffe and Loruope found themselves at the front and tried to get rid of Wami but failed as the Ethiopian took the title.[40] After the race Radcliffe said it was a contrast to Budapest adding "here in Seville I felt relaxed and physically well, there in Budapest I felt awful in all ways."[41] At the Berlin Golden league meeting, Radcliffe finished a disappointing eighth in the 5,000 metres.[42][43] Radcliffe then ran the second fastest half marathon by a British woman, finishing third on her debut at the distance at the Great North Run, despite getting into a tangle with a spectator.[44][45]

Starting 2000, Radcliffe then went onto win the Stormont Cross Country for a third time.[46] Radcliffe then finished fourth in Durham.[47][48] [49] Radcliffe then sustained a knee injury in a bizarre way, as she was sidelined after kneeling on the floor writing thank you letters for wedding presents.[50] For the European Cup, Radcliffe joined a host of other British athletes by pulled out injured.[51] However, Radcliffe soon returned to the track for the first time since March after a virus, a knee operation and a calf muscle tear had kept her out; to race over 1,500 metres in Barcelona.[52] In her first race since the World Cross Country, Radcliffe finished 11th.[53] At the London Grand Prix, Radcliffe finished second, one second outside of her British record, in only her second track race of the season.[54] At the Weltklasse Zurich IAAF Golden League meeting Radcliffe competed in the 3,000 metres and finished in fourth place.[55] At the UK trials, Radcliffe wore long white socks after she twisted her ankle days before; and powered to the 5,000 metres title.[56] The British Grand Prix saw Radcliffe race over 3000 metres, where once again she finished third.[57] At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Radcliffe finished sixth in her 10,000 metres heat to qualify for the final with ease.[58] In the final Radcliffe set a new British record, but crossed the line in fourth and was highly disappointed to miss out on a medal.[59] Radcliffe returned to action by winning the BUPA Ireland five-mile race.[60] At the Great North Run, Radcliffe ran a new European record for the half marathon, as she won the race in a time of 67 minutes and 7 seconds.[61] Radcliffe was then selected for the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Mexico.[62] Radcliffe won her first World title, despite suffering a panic attack when her nose tap, designed to help her breathe, fell off half way round.[63] The good run of form came to an end, when she turned her attention to the Cross Country events and finished third in Brussels.[64] Radcliffe confirmed, that her last race of the year would be the Great North Cross Country.[65] There Radcliffe defeated Tulu by seventy-five seconds,[66]in eight inches of snow.[67]

2001–2004

Radcliffe started 2001 by announcing, that she was running in the Fila International Cross Country.[68] Ahead of the Cross D'Italica Radcliffe received a boost when Wami was forced out with visa problems.[69] She won despite having a rib injury caused by a fall in the days before the race.[70][71] Despite suggestions that the World Half Marathon champion would not run again until France, she confirmed her appearance at Stormont.[72] There Radcliffe claimed what the BBC described as the easiest win of her cross country career.[73][74] Due to the foot and mouth outbreak in Britain and Ireland, the world cross country championships were switched from Dublin to Ostend in Belgium.[75] Radcliffe finally won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Ostend. Radcliffe, finished in a time of 27:49, said: "It still hasn't really sunk in". Gete Wami, who came in second place said: "No one likes losing, but if anyone deserves to win this title it is Paula. She was great."[76] The next day in the short course race, Wami reversed the result as Radcliffe finished second.[77]

After the World Cross Country Radcliffe considered running the Lisbon Half Marathon or the European Cup 10 k,[78] before deciding on the latter.[79] Radcliffe's hopes of beating Ingrid Kristiansen's 15-year-old 10,000 metres European record were dashed by the wind at the European Cup 10,000m in Spain.[80][81] At the Balmoral 5 mile road race, Radcliffe once again finished second to Wami.[82][83] Radcliffe announced soon after that she would compete in the New York Women's Mini Marathon 10 k race, which was only her second race on the road at the distance.[84] There Radcliffe ran the second fastest time ever for the women's 10 k on the road.[85][86] On European Cup duty Radcliffe finished second in the 5,000 metres.[87] At the Rome Golden Gala meeting, Radcliffe finished fifth in the 3000 metres breaking the Brtish and Commonwealth records but was annoyed about being cut up by the Russian athletes.[88][89] Radcliffe then stepped down in distance in Glasgow and set a personal best over 1,500 metres but expressed her annoyance at being betean by Olga Yegorova and Yelena Zadorozhnaya everytime she ran.[90] At the London Grand Prix, Radcliffe just missed out on her British record for the 5000 metres.[91] At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, Radcliffe finished fourth in the 10,000 metres behind an Ethiopian 1,2,3.[92]

After protesting against Yegorova at the World Championships (who failed a drug test in Paris but was cleared on a technicality),[93] Radcliffe faced her on the track at Zurich in a 3000 metre race, which she finished fifth, which was won by the Russian.[94] In Gateshead, Radcliffe raced in another 3000 metres and won, claiming that the race demonstrated the tatics she would have used at the World Championships.[95] Radcliffe and Yegorova once again faced off in Berlin. Yegorova set a new European record for the 5000 metres as Radcliffe came home in third with a British record.[96] She then equaled the world best for the 5 k road distance in Hyde Park.[97][98] At the World Half Marathon Championships in Bristol, Radcliffe defended her title by setting a new European Record.[99] Radcliffe was named the British Athletics Writers' Association Athlete of the Year,[100][101] and was nominated for the IAAF athlete of the year.[102] Late in the year, Radcliffe was hit with a knee injury forcing her to miss races.[103]

Starting 2002 Radcliffe won her opening race of the year at the Campaccio Internazionale. Radcliffe defeated Margaret Okayo by nine seconds and days later confirmed her participation in the London Marathon.[104] Radcliffe had pulled out of the Great North Cross Country run, which was due to be her first race of the year, with the same knee injury from late 2001.[105] Radcliffe was automatically selected to defend her cross country world title.[106] Radcliffe then went to the World's Best 10K to race in a field which included Tulu.[107] Radcliffe blitzed the field and just missed out on the world record.[108] At the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Radcliffe would only run over the long distance due to the lack of time between that and the marathon. Radcliffe's hopes were boosted when Wami, Tulu and then Berhane Adere withdrew from the race.[109][110] Radcliffe became the first woman in a decade to retain the title, winning in 26:46 minutes.[111][112]

In 2001 Radcliffe stated her intent to step up to the marathon and make her debut at the distance at the 2002 London Marathon.[113][114][115] Ahead of the London marathon Radcliffe stated that she had fears about taking on board enough water during the race as she is left handed.[116] Radcliffe's rivalry with Tulu would continue at the marathon when the Ethiopian confirmed that she would race in London,[117] who warned Radcliffe stating that she would have to break the British record to beat her.[118] The week before her marathon debut proved to be eventful for Radcliffe as she trained in Ireland. First she clashed with Marian Sutton who was riding a bike and when the pair got their timing wrong on a handover of a water bottle, Sutton fell off and went into a river bank whilst Radcliffe was left with tyre marks up her socks. Secondly Radcliffe was confronted with a loose horse on her final training run, all while recieving treatment on a knee injury.[119][120] In her first race at the marathon, Radcliffe pulled away from the field at Cutty Sark and never looked back as she won in a course record time, the second quickest time in history. Radcliffe finished 3 minutes clear of second placed Svetlana Zakharova as she clocked a World Best for a woman's only marathon.[121][122] Radcliffe revelaed after the race that the knee injury almost put her participation in the World Cross Championships in doubt.[123][124]

Radcliffe was set to make her 2002 debut on the track at the European Cup in the 5,000 metres.[125] However she later pulled out suffering from a virus.[126] Radcliffe declined to compete in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games, saving herself for a run in Chicago and instead would run over 5 or 10 thousand meters.[127] Radcliffe missed the British Grand Prix with a virus before returning over 3,000 metres in Monaco.[128][129][130] In her return to the track, Radcliffe was edged in to second place but set a new Commonwealth Record.[131] Radcliffe chose to run the 5,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games and felt it may have been a mistake as she would have to beat Edith Masai but was boosted when she did not have to advance through any heats.[132] For Radcliffe though it was ninth time lucky as she won her first track title. Radcliffe set a new personal best, breaking the Games record by a minute and coming close to the world record as Masai finished second.[133][134][135] Radcliffe decided to run the 10,000 metres at the European Championships.[136] There Radcliffe broke the 16-year-old European Record but was disappointed not to go under 30 minutes as she finished 300 metres ahead of the field.[137][138] However she decided against the 5/10 thousand double as she wanted to concentrate on the Chicago Marathon.[139] Radcliffe put her success on the track down to the fact that she did the marathon making her stronger and able to excute her race plans.[140]

At the Nike 10k in Richmond Park, Radcliffe set a new British record, breaking the old one which stood for 13 years.[141] Radcliffe then headed to Chicago to take on the only woman to have gone faster than her in the marathon, Catherine Ndereba, of Kenya.[142] Radcliffe dominated and set a new world record. Radcliffe was 89 seconds inside the old time and finished over two minutes ahead of Ndereba.[143] Afterwards, Radcliffe stated that she almost gave up on the record as she wanted to go to the toilet.[144] After the race Radcliffe said that she may give up marathons in 2003 to concentrate on the track.[145] Ndereba booked a rematch with Radcliffe at the 2003 London Marathon, who was busy targeting records on the track and had not confirmed her participation.[146][147]

Radcliffe was named athlete of the year by the British Athletics Writers' Association,[148] and the IAAF athlete of the year.[149] Radcliffe became only the eleventh woman to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Radcliffe polled over 600,000 votes, making her the first woman in over a decade to be honoured with the accolade.[150] Radcliffe stated that the award was a huge honour and thanked everyone who voted for her. She also decided to run the 2003 London Marathon, with her main goal being the 10,000 metres at the 2003 World Championships.[151]

2003 started with Radcliffe pulling out of the Great North Cross Country with an infection.[152] Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie stated that Radcliffe was his inspiration after breaking the World Record for the 2 miles indoors.[153] In her first race of the year Radcliffe broke the road 10 k in World Record in a time of 30 minutes and 21 seconds, at the World's Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after going head to head with the previous holder Asmae Leghzaoui.[154] Radcliffe then declined to defend her World Cross Country title and ruled out a 10k/Marathon double at the Olympic Games.[155]

The London Marathon organisers stated that they were considering running the women's event as a mixed race to aid Radcliffe in her World Record bid. As the International Association of Athletics Federations and the Association of International Marathons only ratified world records set in mixed races.[156] Ahead of the London Marathon, Radcliffe asked the organisers to allow the men and women's elite to run together. This was declined but the organisers did agree to using male pacemakers angering her rival Ndereba.[157][158] The IAAF decided to not ratify any World Record set using male pacemakers,[159] before changing their mind. The World Record would be verified if the ten pacemakers did not help Radcliffe or any of the competitors by bringing them water and protecting them from the elements.[160] However Radcliffe's participation in the race almost ended in March when she collided with a young girl on her bike.[161] Radcliffe broke her previous best by clocking a time of 2:15:25, improving her record by 1 minute and 53 seconds as Ndereba finished more than 4 minutes back . In addition Radcliffe also set World Records at the 30 kilometres (19 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) marks.[162]

Radcliffe then turned her attention towards the World Championships by deciding to run at the London Grand Prix,[163] however she later pulled out of the 5,000 metres with a leg injury.[164] Radcliffe pulled out of the World Championships after suffering bronchitis, thus not allowing her to be fully fit after her shin injury.[165] Radcliffe confirmed that her first race after the World Championships would be in Richmond Park.[166] Radcliffe returned from injury to win a 10 k race around Run London before setting a new world best for the 5 k around Hyde Park.[167][168] At the Great North Run, Radcliffe set a world best of 65:40 to win her third race in as many weeks.[169] The World Half Marathon Championships witnessed Radcliffe equal Tegla Loroupe winning record by winning her third title. Radcliffe finished 87 seconds clear of the field and slowed up after 10 k after realising that no records were possible. In the team event she finished fifth.[170] Radcliffe once again was named athlete of the year by the British Athletics Writers' Association.[171] The road race relays saw Radcliffe's streak ended as Berhane Adere and Lucy Wangui finished ahead of her in the 10 k section. The team finished sixth overall.[172] At the European Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Radcliffe created history, becoming the first woman to win the title twice.[173][174]

Radcliffe returned to action at the World's Best 10k, keeping her options open as to which event she would run at the Olympics.[175] Radcliffe's 30 month individual event unbeaten record came to an end as she finished second to Lornah Kiplagat, describing her performance as flat.[176] Ahead of the World Cross Country Championships Radcliffe stated that she would like to compete in both the short and long races,[177] however after suffering a hamstring injury in her right leg Radcliffe was forced to pull out.[178] Later Radcliffe discovered that she had a hernia which caused the injury and had an operation.[179] Radcliffe decided to return at the British Grand Prix, for her first appearance on the track for nearly two years.[180] Before she ran in Gateshead, Radcliffe was selected for the European Cup,[181] where she set the third fastest time ever over 5,000 metres beating her time from Manchester in 2002.[182] Radcliffe traveled to Gateshead looking to set a new personal best in the 10,000 metres.[183] Radcliffe lapped the whole field and only the conditions prevented her from going faster, as she set the fastest time of the year, before ruling out the 10 k/Marathon double at the Olympics.[184][185]

"I make no apologies for stopping. I've wondered before if sometimes I might push my body too hard. Now at least I have the answer, I do have a safety button. That night was the worst of my life. My body hurt all over but my heart was totally broken."

Radcliffe about her body and the 2004 Olympics.[186]

Radcliffe dismissed the issue of the heat during the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens which was scheduled to start at 6 pm local time.[187] Radcliffe started the race as the favourite and the British team denied that she had a calf injury.[188] However after 15 miles (24 km) in the lead group Mizuki Noguchi pulled away and Radcliffe was unable to respond. Radcliffe after strugging on a steep hill eventually recovered and pulled herself into second place, before Ndereba and Elfenesh Alemu passed her. After 36 kilometres (22 mi) in fourth place Radcliffe abruptly slowed down to a stop and attempted to restart before sitting on the side of the road in a flood of tears, later saying that she was devastated.[189][190] The next day Radcliffe appeared on the BBC saying that she was baffled by what went wrong, only that she had nothing in her legs after 15-20 km. Radcliffe added that she felt like she had let everyone down. Radcliffe, who was watched by 10.7 million people in the United Kingdom, had been part of a group of athletes who campaigned for a 6am start amid speculation that the race started at 6 pm to suit the American and Japanese broadcasters.[191][192] In the interview with Steve Cram, Radcliffe said she would wait before announcing whether she would attempt the 10,000 metres. Radcliffe believed that she had made a full recovery from the marathon however many of her friends and advisors were against her running as according to them she was not emotionally ready.[193][194][195][196] In the 10,000 metres Radcliffe dropped out of the event with 8 laps to go after dropping from the lead group at halfway saying that she had no regrets in running, while being watched by 12.4 million viewers in the UK.[197][198][199] Radcliffe was then set for a long break missing the World half marathon championships and the Chicago and New York marathons.[200] Writing in the Telegraph, Radcliffe revealed that she had a reoccurring Quad injury and a very rare haematoma on the underside of the muscle, which led to her suffering upset stomachs from the doses of anti-inflammatories. The drugs also made Radcliffe very weak and unable to absorb enough energy and nutrients. In her telegraph piece, Radcliffe said that she was touched by the hundreds of kind letters she had received; but had a dig at the media who had fabricated stories about her personal life.[186][201]

Radcliffe then announced her return to athletics at the Run London event.[202] However before the London event, Radcliffe decided to run the New York Marathon denying that she needed the race to get over Athens.[203] Radcliffe proved her doubters wrong by clocking a time of 2:23:10, beating Susan Chepkemei in a sprint finish.[204][205] Afterwards she told the Today programme that the race helped her move on from Athens.[206] Radcliffe further stated that the 10k was her objective instead of the Marathon at the 2005 World Championships.[207] However Radcliffe also considered running Boston instead of London in 2005.[208] At Run London, Radcliffe was the official starter and ran with the masses covering the 10k in 45 minutes.[209]

2005–2008

Paula Radcliffe leading the London Marathon in 2005, near to Limehouse in east London.

At the start of the year Radcliffe once again confirmed that she would run the London marathon.[210] Radcliffe missed the World Cross Country Championships to focus on the Marathon.[211] However Radcliffe was still undecided as to what event she would run at the Summer World Championships.[212] At the Orleans Crescent City Classic Radcliffe finished second behind Isabella Ochichi.[213] In 2005 for the first time Radcliffe talked about starting a family.[214] She also faced a barrage of criticism following the 2004 Olympics.[215] At the London Marathon, Radcliffe won with a time of 2:17:42, a world's best time for a women's only race by over a minute, and the third fastest time by a woman in history.[216] The race is remembered for a notorious moment towards the end when Radcliffe, hindered by runner's diarrhoea and in need for a toilet break, stopped and defecated on the side of the road in view of the crowd and TV cameras which broadcast the incident live.[217] After the race, she apologised to viewers and explained what happened, "I was losing time because I was having stomach cramps and I thought 'I just need to go and I'll be fine'. I didn’t really want to resort to that in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Basically I needed to go. I started feeling it between 15 and 16 miles (26 km) and probably carried on too long before stopping. I must have eaten too much beforehand".[218]

"Now I care less about criticism and what other people think"

Radcliffe in 2005 about the critics.[215]

Radcliffe was selected for the Marathon at the 2005 World Championships.[219] In her first track race since the Olympics Radcliffe was left angry after a huge pile-up occurred. Radcliffe was running the 1,500 metres hoping to better her personal best when the pile-up happened on the second lap at the Prefontaine Grand Prix Classic, however she got up to finish sixth.[220] Radcliffe competed at the European Cup and got Great Britain promoted back to the super league after winning the 3,000 metres and finishing second in the 5,000 metres.[221][222] Radcliffe did both events after Jo Pavey pulled out with a foot injury.[223] Radcliffe was given the all clear to start training again after a back injury she sustained in Eugene gave her trouble at the European Cup.[224] Radcliffe was set to double up at the World Championships, doing both the marathon and the 10 metres, with the marathon being her main target.[225] Radcliffe intended to use the 10,000 metres as preparation for the marathon,[226] but said that she would not run the race any differently to normal.[227] Liz McColgan was angry at suggestions that she had critised Radcliffe about doubling up.[228] At the World Championships held in Helsinki, Radcliffe finished ninth in the 10,000 metres.[229] Radcliffe went on to win Britain's only gold medal when she took the marathon title, dominating the race and setting a championship record time of 2:20:57. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya finished in second place, more than a minute behind. Radcliffe said: "It pretty much went according to plan. If somebody had been with me at the end I think I could have pushed it up a bit more." She and three other British runners were also awarded third place in the team competition.[230]

After the championships Radcliffe shrugged off any suggestions that she would retire from the track and concentrate on the road.[231] Radcliffe was then named in England's squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[232] In October in her first race after the World Championships Radcliffe finished third in the Run London Nike 10k mixed race, being the first woman home.[233] Then she guided around a group of athletes finishing in a time of 44 minuetes.[234] For the fifth time Radcliffe was named the British Athletics Writers' Association Athletes of the Year.[235] She also announced that she would compete in the London Marathon.[236] Radcliffe was selected to run the 10k leg in the Chiba Ekiden relay.[237][238] Radcliffe had intented to compete for her club in the national road relays, under the guidence of her mother but had to pull out with a cold.[234][239] Radcliffe also pulled out of her first competitive race since the World Championships, the Seven Hills race with bronchitis.[240] At the Chiba Ekiden Marathon Relay Radcliffe returned from a bout of bronchitis to help Great Britain finish seventh, running the second fastest 10k leg.[241] Radcliffe was selected for the 2006 World Cross Country Championships, but had not made her mind up whether to run at the time; as she was due to run the Commonwealth Games and the London Marathon before she was selected.[242] Radcliffe won the new years eve San Silvestre Vallecana race with ease despite a spectator accidently spraying a streamer into her mouth.[243]

Radcliffe considered not defending her Commonwealth Games title as she thought it would mess up her preparations for the London Marathon, but she definitely would compete in the 10,000 metres.[244] However a foot injury sustained after stepping on a rock ruled Radcliffe out of the Games and then the London Marathon.[245][246] Radcliffe then had surgery on the foot to allow it to fully heal.[247] Radcliffe though was hopeful that she would compete at the European championships,[248] Radcliffe pulled out of the European Championships after announcing that she was expecting her first child.[249] At the 5 km Hydro Active Women's Challenge in Hyde Park, Radcliffe ran with the masses but still finished 23, four minutes outside of her course record.[250] Radcliffe revealed in October that she was still running and had completed the Nike Run London 10k around Hyde Park in 43 minutes, which Paula described as a "fast jog."[251] Radcliffe was beaten to the Laureus World Sportswoman of the year by Janica Kostelic.[252]

Paula Radcliffe with daughter Isla after winning the New York City Marathon, which won her the Laurus comeback of the year award.

Radcliffe returned to running just two weeks after giving birth.[253] After the birth of Isla, Radcliffe announced that she intended on returning with a road race in June 2007.[254] Her comeback was delayed as a result of a stress fracture in her lower back.[255][256] This caused Radcliffe to miss the World Championships.[257] Radcliffe announced that she would make a return to competitive racing after the birth of her daughter at the Great North Run.[258] Radcliffe raced for the first time in almost two years. Radcliffe finished second behind US runner Kara Goucher, stating that her pride took a bit of a bashing.[259] Radcliffe then announced that she would return to the Marathon in New York.[260] Making her marathon return in New York, Radcliffe stated that she did not have a time in mind but was there to win.[261]

"She has had more impact on track and field than any single man in the last 15 or 16 seasons"

Lord Coe on Radcliffe in 2007.[262]

Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon on 4 November 2007 in an official time of 2:23:09, after a thrilling sprint finish with Gete Wami.[263] Lord Coe heaped praise on Radcliffe in the wake of her win.[262] Radcliffe admitted that chanting "I love you Isla," had helped her change her pace and surge past Wami.[264] The win 10 months after giving birth to her daughter won Radcliffe the Laureus World Comeback of the Year award.[265]After her comeback Radcliffe stated that she would like to carry on until 2012.[266] Radcliffe was shorted listed for BBC Sport Personality of the Year,[267] finishing sixth in the public vote.[268]

In January 2008, Radcliffe confirmed that she would "warm up" for the Olympics by running the London Marathon.[269] Radcliffe withdrew from the London Marathon due to a toe injury.[270] In May it was revealed that Radcliffe had a low grade stress fracture to her left femur.[271] Radcliffe admitted that she faced a race against time for the Olympics however Dave Collins head of UKA remaind hopeful.[272][273] When Radcliffe arrived at GB's holding camp in Macau she admitted that three weeks previously she had been bitten by a spider in the Pyrenees and was unable to walk for two days.[274][275] A few days before the Marathon, Radcliffe confirmed her participation at the 2008 Olympics,[276] despite not being able to train due to the weather,[277] admitting that she had not fully recovered from her stress fracture.[278] Ahead of the 2008 Olympics Radcliffe brought in a team of experts to advise her, concerning the air quality in the city.[279] Subsequently Radcliffe rejected any fears about pollution affecting her asthma condition.[280] In addition ahead of the race she had identified Mizuki Noguchi as her main rival.[281]Radcliffe limped round the course before stopping with 2 miles (3.2 km) to go with cramp she continued though and finished in 23rd place overall.[282] After the Olympics, Radcliffe announced her intentions to run in Portsmouth and New York.[283][284] Radcliffe returned to racing when she won the Great South Run as she set a British record of 51 minutes 11 seconds for 10 miles (16 km).[285] Radcliffe then crossed the Atlantic to win the 2008 New York City Marathon, making it her third victory at the competition with a time of 2:23:56.[286][287]

2009–Present

Radcliffe ran her first race for 10 month, at the NYC half marathon, finishing two seconds outside of the course record.

Following the New York Marathon, Radcliffe, announced her return to the London Marathon.[288] But she suffered more injury setbacks as she had to withdraw from the race due to a fractured toe.[289] In addtion in March that year, she had a bunion removed which doctors believed was the root cause of her other injuries at that time.[290][291] Constantina Dita the 2008 Olympic Champion thought that Radcliffe did too much training hence why she kept getting injured.[292] Radcliffe did not run competitively for almost 10 months, but was named in the 2009 British team for the World Athletics Championships.[293] However she did not rule out the possibilty of withdrawing due to a lack of fitness.[294] Radcliffe announced that the New York City Half Marathon would be a testing ground for her fitness before the competition.[295] Radcliffe went on to win the New York City Half Marathon in 1:09:45, two seconds off the course record, her first race in 10 months after toe and bunion surgery.[296] However, after this she pulled out of the World Championships as she felt unfit.[297] Radcliffe then announced her intentions to compete at the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, and the New York Marathon.[298][299] But she missed the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham due to a bout of tonsillitis.[300] She returned to action at the 2009 New York City Marathon but failed to notch her third consecutive victory, instead fading to fourth place with knee problems.[301] Radcliffe, though vowed to carry on despite tenditus in her left knee being the latest in a long line of injuries she had suffered in 2009.[302] In the build up to the race Radcliffe had hit back at critics who said that she only ran for money.[303] When finding herself pregnant for the second time Radcliffe announced that she was taking the year off in April 2010.[304] Radcliffe appeared at the NYRR New York Mini 10k as a fun runner in June 2010 running a time of 44 minutes 36 seconds.[305][306][307] Radcliffe also appeared for fun at The Run for All Leeds 10k, running for Jane Tomlinson Appeal, running the final 100 metres with her daughter, finishing in a time of 45 minutes and 35 seconds.[307]

"I think it still is instrumental to the fact that I would find it very, very hard to drop out of a race now even if I know or knew in my mind that it was the best thing to do."

Radcliffe on how Athens 2004 still influenced her in 2011.[308]

In January 2011, Radcliffe was bitten by a dog whilst training and needed hospital treatment for a calf injury.[309] Radcliffe announced her return to the sport in March 2011 when she confirmed that she would race in the Great Manchester Run.[310] In April 2011, Radcliffe announced that she would compete in the London 10k race at the end of May, her second race since returning to the sport.[311] Radcliffe then pulled out of her Manchester run due to illness.[312] Following an 18 month layoff including birth of second child, Radcliffe returned to action at the Bupa London 10 km and took on Jo Pavey.[313] Radcliffe finished third and called the performance "a bit of a disaster", and indicated she was suffering from a tear in a one of the discs of her back.[314][315] In June she announced that she would be making her marathon comeback at the Berlin Marathon in September, the first one since the birth of Raphael, stating that Berlin had been on her "wish list."[316] In July Radcliffe was diagnosed with Postpartum thyroiditis and had considered quitting athletics as a result, thankfully though the condition cleared up by mid August.[317] Radcliffe had also had achillies tendinitus in 2011.[318] In the build up to Berlin, Radcliffe revealed that she may had given up athletics with out the "carrot" of London 2012.[319] Radcliffe finished the Berlin Marathon in third place in a time of 2:23:46. The time was enough to qualify her for the 2012 Olympic Games. Radcliffe insisted that she wanted to do better and that she was frustrated as a result but ran her fastest marathon since 2007.[320] In the week following the Berlin Marathon, Radcliffe had a bone spur removed from her left foot.[321]

IAAF World record criteria

At the start of 2004, Radcliffe received a boost when the IAAF decided to recognise road race records as World Records instead of World Bests meaning that she became the world record holder for the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), 20 kilometres (12 mi) and Marathon.[322] In the week of the 2011 Berlin Marathon the IAAF announced that women's records had to be set in women's races.[323] This meant that Radcliffe's 2003 world record of 2:15:15 was no longer the record and is thus regarded as a World's best. Her third quickest time of 2:17:42 set in 2005 was considered the world record for women. Radcliffe, the World Marathon Majors and the Association of International Marathons labelled the change unfair.[324] Radcliffe added that the IAAF should have made the rule from the start and that it was not her choice to have male athletes in the races, adding that on each time she ran in a mixed race she very consciously ran alongside the men.[325]

Anti doping

Radcliffe has frequently made high-profile condemnations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in athletics. Before the start of the 2001 World Championships, Radcliffe backed the IAAF after Olga Yegorova was caught in an unmarked test.[326] Radcliffe and team-mate Hayley Tullett caused controversy in the heats of the 5,000 metres at the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton when they held up a sign protesting against the reinstatement of Russian athlete Yegorova who had tested positive for the banned substance EPO. The sign was made by Radcliffe's husband and read 'EPO Cheats Out'. It was eventually taken from them by the stadium officials, but not before it was streamed around the world.[327] After Radcliffe and Tullett's initial protest, team mates Kathy Butler and Hayley Yelling - who both missed out on a place in the final – protested alongside coaches Mark Rowland and Alan Storey, wearing Radcliffe masks and holding up banners with mocking slogans including one which read 'Free Paula'.[328] Radcliffe vowed to continue her fight against drugs in sport after her high-profile actions in Edmonton.[329] Radcliffe wears a red ribbon when competing to show her support for blood testing as a method of catching drugs cheats.[327] Radcliffe first wore the ribbon at the 1999 European Cup,[330] inspired by French athlete Blandine Bitzner-Ducret who wore a red hairband on her arm to make the same statement.[331] At the end of 2001 Radcliffe was given the power of veto by meeting organisers should Yegorova turn up to race in a televised meet in Britain should she chose not to race against her.[332]

After embarassing the IAAF in Edmonton they announced at the beginning of the next season that they would conduct random out of competition tests for EPO, which Radcliffe backed.[333] During Radcliffe's highly successful 2002 season, foreign media, particually French journalists were convinced that she must be taking drugs to explain her huge improvement in performance. However Radcliffe asked for UK Sport to reveal her drugs tests which showed that she had been tested five times and on each occasion was clean.[334][335] Radcliffe when writing a diray for the IAAF said she was disappointed with the wispers coming from French newspaper L'Equipe and asked for the IAAF to conduct random blood and urine samples before the Chicago marathon and to freeze the samples so when tougher testers are developed they can prove that she ran clean.[336][337]

At the start of 2003 Radcliffe became the first IAAF Young Athletes Against Doping in Sport ambassador.[338] In the same year Radcliffe said that the sport was cleaner despite Kelli White's positive test at the World Championships.[339] Paula also welcomed the THG drug scandle which soon followed with several high profile athletes being suspended, leading Radcliffe to say that the 2004 Athens Olympics could be the cleanest games in a very long time.[340] In addition when teammate Dwain Chambers was caught, Radcliffe did not have much sympathy if he willingly took the drug and backed the British Olympic Association's life time ban from the Olympic Games.

"We should be pleased. One of the biggest frauds has been caught. Her medals should also be taken away"

Radcliffe on Marion Jones in 2007.[341]

Radcliffe has advocated a system where first-time offenders are banned for four years and any future offense for life. However, she felt that in cases like that of Christine Ohuruogu, who missed three out-of-competition drugs tests, that she should be allowed to compete in the Olympics, as the BOA does not allow anyone who has served a doping ban to compete.[342] However when Ohuruogu admitted to not trying to reach the tests Radcliffe expressed her disappointment and hoped that it was a lesson learned.[343] In 2009 Chambers did a u turn and backed the random drugs tests, after in 2007 saying that drugs would always be in the sport. Radcliffe also joined him after critics of the system included tennis players Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, stating that it was a small price to pay for a clean sport.[344][345]

Personal life

Paula Radcliffe was born to Peter and Pat Radcliffe,[346] on 17 December 1973 in Davenham near Northwich, Cheshire during a blizzard.[3] Radcliffe is the great-niece of 1920 Olympic Silver medalist Charlotte Radcliffe.[347] Radcliffe has a brother, Martin, who is two years younger than her.[348] Her family then moved to nearby Barnton where she attended Little Leigh Primary School.[349][3] At the age of six Radcliffe moved up the road to Kingsley. Radcliffe's family moved to Oakley in Bedford when she was 11 and she attended Lincroft Middle School before moving onto Sharnbrook Upper School. By the time Radcliffe had left the sixth form at the school she had obtained four A levels at grade A in French, German, Maths and General Studies. Radcliffe then had a choice between Loughborough and Cambridge for University. She decided upon Loughborough and in 1996 finished her degree a few months early so she could prepare for the Olympics.[348] Radcliffe's father was a brewery executive and her mother a headteacher,[7] before her father became the vice-chairman and her mother, a fun-runner, managed the women's cross-country team at the Bedford club.[2][3] Radcliffe met her husband, a former Northern Irish 1,500 metres runner, Gary Lough, when he was her lodger at Loughborough University.[350] There she studied French, German and economics, gaining a first-class honours degree in modern European studies.[351] Lough and Radcliffe married in 2000,[123][124][352] and have two children. In 2007 they had their first child, Isla, after a 27-hour labour.[353] Their second child, Raphael, was born on 29 September 2010,[354] after being resuscitated as he had his Umbilical cord wound round his neck.[355]

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours, Radcliffe received an MBE.[356][357][358] In October she picked up her MBE saying; "It means a great deal to me, it's a great honour and it really tops off an amazing year. To come here and receive this and to meet the Queen at the end of it just finishes it off perfectly."[359] Radcliffe became the first Britain in 2006 to win the Abebe Bikila Award.[360] At the end of 2010 Radcliffe was voted England Athletics athlete of the decade.[361][362][363]

Radcliffe has played an important part in athletics as she was was elected onto the IAAF Athletes Commission. She was first elected onto the comission in 2003,[364] and in 2007 for a further four years.[365] Radcliffe said of the role that it was a privledge and was pleased that she could play her part in getting her voice heard.[366] Radcliffe was enroled in an advisery group to look at British distance running and how to reverse its fortunes at the end of 2008.[367]Radcliffe has frequently provided translations for the IAAF to keep her language skills up.[7] In 2004 Radcliffe joined by Jonathan Edwards on an Olympic Special Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The pair raised £64,000 for charity, half of that sum going to the British Olympic Association and a quarter of the sum going to Asthma UK.[368] Radcliffe has been an ambassador for Tesco's race for life since 2005, in 2010 she ran the event with her Mum who had cancer at the time and her daughter Isla.[369] Radcliffe has been known to mentor fellow World Champion Mo Farah and even paid for his driving lessons.[370] In 2010 Radcliffe became the patron of the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.[371] When the name sake of the charity passed away in 2007 Radcliffe led the tributes for the Mum of three who died from cancer.[372]

Gary Lough

"I thought Paula was OK when I met her but I didn't think she was that special."

Lough's first impressions of his would be wife.[373]

Lough was a former British international at the 1,500 metres. However injuries forced him to retire from competition in 1996.[374] In 2006 after much encouragement from his wife and Steve Cram, Lough entered the New York Marathon as a fun runner.[375] Lough managed a time of 2:41:51, a time 18 minutes slower than what Radcliffe achieved when she won the event in 2004. Lough finished an impressive 159th out of 30,000 finishers, being beaten by 13 women.[374]

"If people want to see me as the bad cop, I’m very happy, a lot happier that it’s me rather than Paula."

Lough on the media.[376]

Lough has not always been represented favourably in the media, especially in the early 2000s. At the 2001 Edmonton World Championships, Lough was publically seen berating Radcliffe after the 10,000 metres before apologising to his wife and making it clear to the media that he had done so.[377][378] The argument appeared to be about Radcliffe's execution of race tactics,[379] however in 2007 Radcliffe and Lough revealed that it was a misunderstanding with each other that led to the argument, with the pair of them shocked by the reaction. The pair admitted to having frequent arguments but Lough says that that incident will haunt him forever especially when his Mum called him "an arsehole" the next day.[350] Lough was described shortly afterwards as living his dreams through his wife in the manner of a pushy parent [350] and in 2002 as a control freak over Radcliffe.[380] Following the 2004 Olympics Lough was deeply upset by the comments in the media about his wife.[350] In 2005 it was revealed that Radcliffe hid from Lough that she had a tightness in her quad at the start of her last big run for fear of him barking at her ahead of the 2004 Olympics. Lough admits that the partnership with the lady who proposed to him is 95% to her and just 5% to him. However he stated that he did not get involved with Paula to be her agent when he retired from athletics but to makes sure that she could have the best services available.[376] In a piece by Matthew Syed he goes further and stated that Radcliffe on occasions was scared of her husband, refusing to see him after her Athens marathon drama.[381]

Appearance and Style

Radcliffe signed a four year deal with Nike in 2001 worth to be around £600,000, with some of the money going towards the Paula Radcliffe Scholarship Fund.[382][383] The Nike deal was renewed in 2004 dispite what had happened at the Olympics.[384] Radcliffe's new deal was work $1.2 millon for four years.[385] Which she renewed in 2009.[386] In 2004 Radcliffe was the most searched Olympic athlete amongst UK users.[387] However this did not stop Radcliffe from being dropped by Quakers Oats.[388] Radcliffe has been sponsored by many companies including Cadburys in 2002,[389] who Paula stood up for when many schools refused to participate in their get active campaign.[390] Vittel and Cadburys ended their two year association with Radcliffe in 2004.

Radcliffe is distinct for her front running,[119] wearing long socks and a nasal strip whilst nodding her head. The nasal strip helps her breathe whilst the socks are compression socks and help the blood circulate around her body. The socks were white until Radcliffe found a pair of skin tone colour socks.[391] Radcliffe's physio, Gerard Hartmann, discovered that she did not have any power to finish the race put was able to front run. Radcliffe would run the final lap of a race in 67 to 69 seconds. Other athletes including Tulu and O’Sullivan could produce 59 second final laps whilst Wami and Ribeiro between 60 and 61 seconds. Hartmann tested Radcliffe by making her do 20 jumps up and down to a 16 inches (41 cm) box, most do it in 15 seconds Paula completed the task in almost 30 seconds. This meant that strengh to power and the ability to react on the final lap was near non existant, the pair worked on this to improve her kick. Also Hartmann noticed that Radcliffe wasted a lot of energy nodding her head, and discovered that her muscles around her neck and shoulders were under developed. Again the pair worked on this and noticabley reduced the head nodding.[392]

Achievements

Championships record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 15th Junior cross country
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, USA 1st Junior cross country
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 4th 3000 m
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain 18th Cross country
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 3000 m
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, England 18th Cross country
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 5000 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Monaco 4th 3000 m
1996 World Cross Country Championships Stellenbosch, South Africa 19th Cross country
Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 5th 5000 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Milan, Italy 4th 5000 m
1997 World Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 2nd Cross country
European Cup Munich, Germany 3rd 3000 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 5000 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 5000 m
1998 World Cross Country Championships Marrakech, Morocco 2nd Cross country
European Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 5000 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 10,000 m
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, Northern Ireland 3rd Cross country
European Cup Paris, France 1st 5000 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 10,000 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Munich, Germany 4th 3000 m
2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 4th Short Cross Country
5th Long Cross Country
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 10,000 m
World Half Marathon Championships Veracruz, Mexico 1st Half Marathon
2001 World Cross Country Championships Ostend, Belgium 2nd Short Cross Country
1st Long Cross Country
European Cup Bremen, Germany 2nd 5000 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th 10,000 m
2002 World Cross Country Championships Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1st Long Cross Country
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 1st 5000 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 10,000 m
2003 World Half Marathon Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 1st Half marathon
2004 European Cup Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 5000 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece DNF Marathon
DNF 10,000 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st Marathon
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 23rd Marathon

Road races

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2001 Bristol Half Marathon Bristol, England 1st Half marathon
2002 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA 1st Marathon
2003 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
Great North Run Tyne and Wear, England 1st Half marathon
2004 New York City Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon
2005 London Marathon London, England 1st Marathon
2007 Great North Run Tyne and Wear, England 2nd Half marathon
New York City Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon
2008 New York City Marathon New York, USA 1st Marathon
2009 New York City Half Marathon New York, USA 1st Half marathon
New York City Marathon New York, USA 4th Marathon
2011 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon

Personal bests

Surface Event Time Date Place Extra
Track 400 m 58.9 1992
800 m 2:05.22 1995
1000 m 2:47.17 1993
1500 m 4:05.37 1 July 2001 Glasgow, Scotland
1 Mile 4:24.94 14 August 1996 Zürich, Switzerland
2000 m 5:37.01+ 29 August 1993 Sheffield, England
3000 m 8:22.20 19 July 2002 Monaco British record
2 Miles 9:17.4 23 May 1999 Loughborough, England
4000 m 11:35.21+
5000 m 14:29.11 20 June 2004 Bydgoszcz, Poland British record
10 000 m 30:01.09 6 August 2002 Munich, Germany Sixth best ever
Road 5 km 14:57+ 2 September 2001 London, England
4 Miles 19:51+
5 Miles 24:47+
8 km 24:05+ World best
(non-IAAF distance)
10 km 30:21 23 February 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico World record
15 km 46:41+ 7 October 2001 Bristol, England British record
(unofficial/downhill)
10 Miles 50:01+ 13 October 2002 Chicago, USA World best
(unratifiable/downhill)
20 km 1:02.21+ 21 September 2003 Newcastle-South Shields,
England		 World best
(unratifiable/downhill)
Half marathon 1:05:40 21 September 2003 Newcastle-South Shields,
England		 World best
(unratifiable/downhill)
25 km 1:20.36+ 13 April 2003 London, England
30 km 1:36:36+ 13 April 2003 London, England World best
(unratifiable)
20 Miles 1:43:33+ 13 April 2003 London, England World best
(unratifiable)
Marathon 2:15:25 13 April 2003 London, England World record

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Bibliography

  • Paula: My Story So Far (Paula Radcliffe with David Walsh) ISBN 0-7432-5242-X

Further reading

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Records
Preceded by Women's Marathon World Record Holder
13 October 2002 – 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by BBC Sports Personality of the Year
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2002 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's 5,000 m Best Year Performance
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Fastest Marathon Race
2002 – 2003
2005 		Succeeded by


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