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Paula Radcliffe, World's Best Female Distance Runner, May Miss Olympics

By Michael David SmithMay 22nd 2008 – 1:04PM

Paula Radcliffe, the brilliant British distance runner whose impressive career has been plagued with injuries, could miss the Beijing Games with a stress fracture in her femur.Radcliffe says that although she's not ready to give up on Beijing just yet, specialists have told her it would be impossible for her to compete in...

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  • 05/07/12 Longest long run ever Source: Cebu Daily News - Philippines There is no truth to the old wives' tale that running too much prevents a woman from conceiving or that running very long distances causes the uterus to fall out.
  • 05/05/12 Radcliffe hits out at WADA Source: Bedford Today - Bedford - Bedfordshire - UK Bedford AC runner Paula Radcliffe has called for athletes to revolt against the World Anti-Doping Agency after sprinter Dwain Chambers was allowed back into the Olympics this week.
  • 05/02/12 We all sweat – get over it, women | Laura Fountain Source: MediaGuardian.co.uk Memories of school PE classes, for me, are a haze of cold changing rooms, crumpled notes from my mum excusing me from taking part and sitting on a bench watching other girls play netball.
  • 04/30/12 Paula Radcliffe calls for Dwain Chambers revolt Source: Express.co.uk Olympic silver medallist Steve Backley claimed the British vest had been devalued and Paula Radcliffe said athletes should revolt and called for tougher sentencing.
  • 04/26/12 Many Asthmatic Athletes May Not Be Using Best Therapy... Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ) Asthma is an extremely common condition amongst elite athletes; one of whom is marathon runner Paula Radcliffe.

Background on Paula Radcliffe

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours.

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