Sometimes I hear people voice suspicions based solely on her world record marathon time of 2hr 15min 25sec. She knew she was doing it the right way and she wanted those who weren’t to be caught. There is only one logical reason for that. But she was asking for her blood to be frozen back in 2002. People who don’t know Paula might say her strident anti-doping position was a clever act. Their response was to immediately contact the authorities. I remember in Font Romeu in 2001 or 2002, Paula and Gary saw some suspicious vials in a local dumpster when emptying their rubbish.

That athletes who cheated should be banned for life. Paula’s view of doping never altered in public or private. Nobody will come out saying they saw anything untoward with Paula. And there is no Johan Bruyneel hiding behind the curtain. Unlike Lance Armstrong there is no Betsy Andreu, Floyd Landis or Tyler Hamilton coming out with a story. I was right on top of them every day I would know if she had cheated.Īsk anyone who worked with her and they will say the same thing. In Font Romeu Gary and Paula’s bedroom was right next to mine, to the point where if I needed to go to the toilet at 2am I crept out barefoot and wouldn’t flush because I didn’t want to wake them. My kids have never known a life without running in it, and spending time outdoors with them will always mean that some kind of running is going on.”įun Fact: She took 12 days off after her daughter was born and three and a half weeks after the birth of her son.I was Paula’s physical therapist for 14 years and when she was training I spent weeks living with her and her husband Gary, often at high-altitude camps in Albuquerque or Font Romeu. You soon realize that life changes with you and routine is key. She Says: “I think that becoming a mother gave me a better perspective on many things and made me realize that some of the things that in the past felt like priorities really weren’t. Now: Retired from professional running at the 2015 London Marathon.

A year after having her son, she came in third at the 2011 Berlin Marathon in 2:23:46. Post-Kids: She won the New York City Marathon less than 10 months after the birth of her daughter, with a time of 2:23:09.

Pre-Kids: Radcliffe ran her personal best marathon of 2:15:25, which also happens to be the world record, in 2003. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Ĭhildren: Daughter Isla, 8, and son Raphael, 5

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