Paula Radcliffe Running Quotations

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

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.

I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet.

It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.

I thought I was in good 10k shape, but the weather was against front-running. It was just too windy, ... My legs feel OK, I just did not have the pace at the end in the last 1,000 meters.

It's definitely very special - right up there with running the world record,

It's very special. It's right up there with running the world record. It's important as world record holder I also show that I can win major titles as well.

I knew I was running a good pace, so I just had to keep it up until the end,

I can't imagine living and not running.

Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from it and believe that you'll win the next one, knowing that you'll probably lose that as well. All the time you have to keep believing that one day you will win.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere