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Friday's Connector: Paula Radcliffe
Long distance runner Paula Radcliffe is no stranger to record breaking: she holds the world record for the women's marathon.
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In 2003, she ran the London course in an impressively short two hours, 15 minutes, and 25 seconds. She's also the world record holder in both 10- and 20-kilometer road race disciplines.
Paula is so dedicated to her sport in fact, it seems nothing will stop her; not even her asthma...or the call of nature.
She hit the headlines in 2005, when she stopped to relieve herself by the side of the road during the London marathon, and more recently she returned to professional competition just eight months after the birth of her daughter, Isla.
Now gunning for a gold medal in the 2012 olympic games, she joins Connect the World to answer your questions.
Do you want to know her aspirations for the future? Or what it's like to balance family life with such a grueling athletic discipline?
Leave your questions below, and Becky will use the best of them in her interview with Paula Radcliffe this coming Friday.
How do you think London will cope with the 2012 Olympics, and do you prefer to compete on home turf?
How do you juggle being a mother and a professional athlete?
What has been your most cherished sporting victory?
Are you confident there's enough young British talent coming through to bring home medals in the 2012 Olympics?
how do you feel when you hit the stardom?
What inspired ur dream,and how do you cope with your motherhood.
What are your motive and inspiration that made participate in marthon as a proffesion and what you what to achieve in the near future
how do you do it?
What are the things i really need to do just to make improve in my skills?
Paula why is it that world record holders like u hardly honor Nigerian's request for world marathon contest?
Pls your brief biography,Who/what is ur source of inspiration?
What do you think about during marathons? How do you stay focused for that period of time?
(1)What was paula's mind before she took athletics as a proffesion.(2)Tell me how she feel that she will get first position at the end when she is in track.(3)finally tell me of her hoobies when she was small 10-20.THANKS.
At what age will u stop running
How did you do it,,coming back just eight month after delivery??
1.How did you started?
2.what really gave u interest in running a marathon?
What is best advice for an aspiring marathoner?
1. Do you have a race plan for this year or is the number one priority to provide a brother or sister for Isla and give yourself the maximum time to recover and get back for London 2012?
2. A gold for you in 2012 would be THE moment of the Games. Do you feel the pressure of expectation?
I was at mile 25 for your last two NY marathons...How different they were in terms of performance. Did you have a particular injury in 2009 or was it a fitness issue...or both?
and will you be back in NY this year?
Wat is ur advise for all upcoming marathoner.2 and at wat age did u start ur carear as an athlet.3
Hello,i wanna know where you got your motivation?
Hi Paula... I wonder how your training has adjusted as you have gotten older and what changes have you noticed in how your body responses to and recovers from training over the years.
BTW, I'm also a (slower) marathoner and looking forward to running for many more years!
What are the training tips one needs when running & how do you execute them in competitions.
Paula, your website has been very quiet recently. Are you training for any particular event at the moment, i.e. London Marathon in April?
Paula, you are the greatest in world of women's marathon. I love you for that. But my qestion is will you encourage your daugther to follow your footsteps of marathon race? Dilly from Nigeria.
i want to know her youth live
Consenting to the fact that u are a very successful athlethe, what are d basic training tips which have successfully worked for you.
How did you get involve in this sports before reaching this stage
What has been your strength,and what's your target like?
Wen wil u finally quit athletic
paula u'r grate.But can u allow ur daughter 2 follow ur footsteps?