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Again, sorry for the delay on this one! My days are all mixed up. I need an assistant (or maybe finally convince Mrs. BB that we should get a Google Home).
Paula Radcliffe
Quick Info
| Country | England |
| Lives | Monte Carlo, Monaco (what?) |
| Age | 43 |
| Events | Marathon, Half Marathon, 10000m, 5000m |
| University | Loughborough University |
| Team | Nike, Beaverton |
| Coach | Alex Stanton |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Links | Wiki, Website, Twitter |
PBs
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Marathon | 2:15:25 (WR) |
| Half Marathon | 1:05:40 (World Best [downhill]) |
| 10k | 30:21 (WR) |
| 10000m | 30:01 |
| 5000m | 14:29 (NR) |
| 1 mile | 4:24 |
Bio
Paula has essentially always been a runner. She started at age 7 (even with asthma and anaemia), and joined the Bedford Athletics Club at age 12, with her amateur marathoner father as vice-president and her mother as the women’s XC manager. At the English Schools Cross Country Championships, she placed 299th. A year later, at age 13, she placed 4th.
At the age of 18, Paula entered the 1992 World XC Championships, winning the Junior 4km race (13:30). She then came in 4th at the Junior World Championships in the 3000m. In her first senior race as a surprise underdog, she placed 2nd, right behind the Olympic Champion Derartu Tulu. She was hoping to come in the top 10. And then at Worlds in 1993, Paula placed 7th overall, a huge mark for a young 19 year old.
But, at the start of 1994, she developed a foot injury. Misdiagnosis caused her to miss the entire 1994 season, and she almost quit thinking it would never get better. But she powered through, focused on recovery, and back in the game at the 1995 Worlds she placed 5th in the 5000m. By the end of 1995, she was in the top 5 fastest season times for both the 3000m and the 5000m. Paula went to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for the 5000m, but she missed out on the podium, crossing 5th (15:13).
Paula won silver at both the 1997 and 1998 Wor
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