Leading the field: Paula RadcliffeThe Athens Olympic Marathon in 2004 was meant to be Paula Radcliffe's race. Since her marathon debut in London in 2002 the British world record holder had never been defeated over the distance. Certainly the Kenyans
When Isla Lough was born, the bookies offered odds of 100-1 that the daughter of the marathon world-record holder Paula Radcliffe would one day win the Flora London Marathon. A safer bet would have been to predict that Radcliffe would give birth
’t doing speed work though. He’s still recovering from the race 10 days ago and opts instead to hit the gym at the High Altitude Training Centre where we’re staying, and where Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe come to train when they’re in Kenya. Wilson spends
’s race Wilson Kipsang finished in 2:04:37 ahead of Martin Lel for a Kenyan one two.I’m staying at the High Altitude Training Centre (HATC) where Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe trained over the winter. Everything here is designed to make training as simple
Radcliffe did when she won here, that would be fabulous. You can learn from other athletes but if you try to copy them it can be detrimental. You have to know your own strengths and weaknesses. You have to remember who you are and run the best race for you
. Focus on what you’re doing – don’t be tempted to look around at the other competitors. This principle holds for the race itself. Do what works for you, whether you are at the front of the field or the back. Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe
. The time was also an age-group British record, and is good enough to put her on the elite start at the 2006 Flora London Marathon alongside the slightly younger likes of Paula Radcliffe.It’s running in such youthful company, albeit generally on a more
