Paula Radcliffe

Brilliant Radcliffe Confounds Her Critics Again in New York
Paula Radcliffe's stunning victory in New York confirmed her status as one of the most wonderfully brittle athletes of our time

Radcliffe Streets Ahead of Posse in New York
New York marathon: Paula Radcliffe put the pain of Beijing behind her to win her second consecutive New York marathon

Heroic Radcliffe Learns From Winner That the Dream Need Not Be Over
The success of 38 year-old Constantina Tomescu, shows that Paula Radcliffe may yet win gold in 2012, says Richard Williams

Olympics: Tears Again for Radcliffe But 2012 May Not Be a Race Too Far
Constantina Tomescu produced a race Paula Radcliffe must have dreamed of, but the British runner might not have reached the end of the road yet, writes Richard Williams

Radcliffe Curses Her Luck Again But Can Dream on
Paula Radcliffe demonstrated extraordinary resilience and bravery in finishing this morning's marathon, writes Paul Kelso

Olympics: Radcliffe Defies Gravity in Quest for Glory
Paula Radcliffe's Olympic preparations have been aided by a machine designed by Nasa

Olympics: Radcliffe Gives All Clear for Beijing Run
Paula Radcliffe has confirmed that she intends to race in the Olympic Games women's marathon on August 17

Radcliffe Clings on to Olympic Dream
Paula Radcliffe has refused to give up on competing in Beijing despite a stress fracture to her leg

Stricken Radcliffe Faces Race for Beijing
A hip injury has forced Paula Radcliffe to stop training but she remains upbeat about her bid for Olympic gold

Marathon Woman
She is headed for Beijing and desperate for Olympic gold, Paula Radcliffe tells Aida Edemariam

Marathon Mum
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe talks about her determination to keep taking risks and her dream of at last achieving Olympic glory

Radcliffe Returns
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe aims to prove she still has Olympic gold potential when she returns to marathon competition in New York.

Radcliffe to Run in New York
Athletics: World-record holder Paula Radcliffe will run her first marathon for more than two years in New York on November 4.

Mother Superior
Britain's champion long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe tells Nick Greenslade of her highs and lows, pregnacy and her continuing quest for Olympic gold.

Radcliffe Free to Do Her Worst for Collins
Athletics: Digger: As the only senior athlete not to sign a UK Athletics contract, Paula Radcliffe is exempt from being censored by the organisation. By Duncan Mackay

Athletics: Radcliffe Absence Gives Pavey Her Chance
She has lived in the shadow of Paula Radcliffe for most of her career, but Jo Pavey tells Duncan Mackay that she is more confident about winning a medal than ever before.

Pregnant Radcliffe Vows to Keep on Competing
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe still plans to take part in the 2012 Olympics after revealing she is due to become a mother.

Athletics: Twell Inspires Dreams of 2012 Glory
At 16-years-old Steph Twell is set to follow in the footsteps of Paula Radcliffe after winning the English Schools 3,000 metres.

Athletics: Radcliffe to Carry on 'for Years'
Paula Radcliffe has revealed that she withdrew from the London Marathon in order to prolong her career.

Athletics: Kastor Throws Down the Gauntlet to Missing Radcliffe
London Marathon: Deena Kastor fired a warning shot across Paula Radcliffe bows by recording the fourth-fastest winning time in history.

Athletics: Clague Hoping to Rejoin the Leading Pack
Paula Radcliffe's former junior rival Jenny Clague is back from injury and aiming to rejoin the leading pack in this year's London Marathon.

Athletics: Yamauchi Out to Prove She is No Flash in Japan
Mara Yamauchi lines up for the London Marathon on Sunday as Britain's leading runner in the absence of Paula Radcliffe. Duncan Mackay met her.

Athletics: Radcliffe to Lose £1m on London Marathon
Paula Radcliffe's withdrawal from next month's London Marathon could cost her more than £1m in appearance fees, prize money and sponsorship bonuses.

Foot Problem Keeps Radcliffe Sidelined
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe has withdrawn from the London Marathon with the injury that ruled her out of the Commonwealth Games.

Entering the London Marathon
Ever since Simon Hattenstone signed up for the London marathon he has developed a whole new respect for Jimmy Savile, Paula Radcliffe and all those nonogenarians in gorilla outfits and flippers.

Athletics: Radcliffe Joins Thorpe on Sidelines
As Paula Radcliffe has joined Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe on the sidelines, injury and illness have robbed the Games of some of its biggest stars.

Foot Injury Rules Radcliffe Out of Games
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe misses the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne after picking up a foot injury.

Athletics: Radcliffe Hails Marathon Series
Paula Radcliffe has welcomed the announcement of a new half-a-million dollar marathon circuit involving the world's five biggest races.

Athletics: Radcliffe Will Face Track Rival Adere in London
Paula Radcliffe will resume her rivalry with Ethiopia's Berhane Adere in this year's Flora London Marathon.

Athletics: Radcliffe Back From Illness But Britain Struggle
Despite Paula Radcliffe's stunning second leg, Great Britain slipped from second to finish seventh at the Chiba Ekiden International Relay in Japan.

Athletics: Bronchitis Rules Radcliffe Out of Tilt at 15km Record
A bout of bronchitis has forced Paula Radcliffe to abandon a planned attempt on the 15km world record in the Seven Hills Race in Nijmegen.

Athletics: London Calling Again for Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe has announced that she will run in the 2006 Flora London Marathon after she was named Britain's female athlete of the year.

Athletics: Radcliffe Wins in London
Paula Radcliffe yesterday completed a remarkable feat as she ran the Run London 10-Km race twice.

Athletics: Radcliffe Targets World Record in the Park
Paula Radcliffe won't be treating her return to action in the Nike Run London 10km race in Hyde Park as a fun run.

Athletics: Radcliffe Warns English Clubs
Peter Radcliffe, Paula's father, has written to every athletics club in England telling them to improve before the Olympics in 2012.

Radcliffe Heads England's Commonwealth Challenge
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe is the biggest name on England's 80-strong Commonwealth team-sheet, with Kelly Holmes to be added if fit.

Paula Radcliffe's training routine
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe's gruelling training routine makes her slightly comic, but you still have to marvel at her, says Peta Bee.

Athletics: Radcliffe Aims for Happy Ending
Paula Radcliffe's supporters are united in the belief that failure is not an option as she goes for world championship gold in the marathon.

Athletics: Forget the Collective Misery and Applaud Radcliffe's Rivals
It's high time the British media got real in assessing Paula Radcliffe's races, argues John Rawling.

Athletics: Radcliffe Maintains Upbeat Line to Marathon
Paula Radcliffe arrived striving to emulate Emil Zatopek but will leave hoping the sport doesn't judge her to be another Ron Clarke, says Duncan Mackay.

Plucky Paula off pace as Ethiopians dominate
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe's best efforts were not enough in the 10,000 metres, as Ethiopia completed a clean sweep of the medals.

Athletics: Radcliffe Takes Advance Test in Drugs Sweep
Paula Radcliffe was among the targets as the IAAF launched its biggest pre-event anti-doping programme ahead of the World Championships.

Radcliffe Goes for Historic Double Gold
Paula Radcliffe will attempt to emulate one of the greatest feats in athletics history by running the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the world championships in Helsinki next month.

Holmes and Radcliffe Lead British Promotion Bid
Athletics: Dame Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliffe head a strong European Cup squad after both the men's and women's teams were announced.

Athletics: Radcliffe Applauds Kenyan Protest
Paula Radcliffe has backed the public display of dissent by athletes against drugs and argued that doping violations should carry at least a four-year ban.

Athletics: Radcliffe Looks to World Title
After her record-breaking success in the London Marathon yesterday, Paula Radcliffe has set her sights on the world championships in Helsinki.

Athletics: London Marathon Triumph for Radcliffe
Despite an embarrassing pit stop, Paula Radcliffe confirmed her status as the best female marathon runner in history.

Paula Triumphs Despite Pause
Paula Radcliffe survived a brief rest due to stomach cramps to win the London Marathon at a canter.

Athletics: Radcliffe Record Bid Backed By Kristiansen
Ingrid Kristiansen is confident Paula Radcliffe will win her third London title in four years.

Althetics: Chepkemei Ready for Marathon
Kenya's Susan Chepkemei believes she can go one better than her second place in the New York marathon by beating Paula Radcliffe in Sunday's London version.

Athletics: 'slow' London Record Worth $1m to Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe will receive a bonus of $125,000 if she finishes within three minutes of her world-record time at the London Marathon.

Athletics: Radcliffe Hits the Road to Beijing
Paula Radcliffe will race in front of the British public for the first time since she suffered humiliation at the Olympics in Athens

Athletics: Radcliffe Puts New Orleans on Her Marathon Map
Paula Radcliffe will run in a 10km race in New Orleans as part of her preparations for the London Marathon.

Holmes back on track with no promises
Athletics: Kelly Holmes is refusing to make any firm plans - and Paula Radcliffe is being equally indecisive.

Athletics, London Marathon: London Sets Record for Radcliffe
The organisers of this years London Marathon have had to offer Paula Radcliffe more than they have ever paid anyone in order to secure her participation in April.

Athletics: Bright Side for Radcliffe in Fun Run
November 29: Paula Radcliffe finished 13 minutes behind Jo Pavey in the RunLondon race, but she wasn't too upset this time.

Big Interview: Paula Radcliffe
Donald McRae finds Paula Radcliffe hurt, frustrated but impressively honest in discussing the most traumatic year of her life.

Athletics: Richard Williams: The Nation's Reaction to Paula's Win
November 9: BBC1's rescheduling to include Paula Radcliffe's marathon attempt proved an unmitigated success, says Richard Williams.

Athletics: Radcliffe Lands Million Dollar Pay Rise
November 9: Paula Radcliffe's win in New York has resurrected her reputation and simultaneously breathed new life into her sponsorship deals.

Athletics: Radcliffe Finds the Old Character for Her Next Book
Paula Radcliffe's much-anticipated marathon return was a thriller as she beat Kenya's Susan Chepkemei by four seconds.

New York Marathon: New York Run No Risk for Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe has said she isn't taking any risks by running the New York Marathon so soon after her Olympic dreams were shattered.

Athletics: Selfish, Says Kiplagat, But Radcliffe is Still the One to Beat
Paula Radcliffe's rivals are divided as to whether the Briton's return in the New York marathon will be successful.

Radcliffe in Need of a Fun Run
The pressure of a big comeback in New York may not be the ideal balm for Paula Radcliffe's Olympic wounds.

New York City Marathon: Radcliffe Lured to New York
Paula Radcliffe is to receive $500,000 (£272,000) to run the New York City Marathon on November 7, her first competitive run since the Olympics.

Athletics: Radcliffe's Story So Far May Be Final Proof of Mistaken Priorities
Richard Williams says that a significant lesson may have emerged from Paula Radcliffe's experience in Athens, one of priorities.

Notes From the Touchline
Frank Keating: An inkling into Paula Radcliffe's abrupt Athens failure has come from the unlikely source of thespian Ian Holm.

Tergat aims to beat heat and tough Ethiopian trio
As what happened to Paula Radcliffe demonstrated, being the fastest marathon runner in history is no guarantee of success when it comes to the Olympics.

Why we do it
The Olympic games are about drama, upsets, elation, disappointment, tragedy and fairy-tale endings, and the 2004 Olympics in Athens have had plenty of all those, especially from a British point of view with Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliffe.

Radcliffe's mind is willing but the body is weak
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe's early promise went up in smoke and she walked off the track for the second time in a week.

How huge Hugh filled the clogs of Grapes
Great artists are often visionaries. Evidence of that was to be found on the front page of the newspapers on Monday. In one corner a photo of the pale and haunted face of Paula Radcliffe, in the other Edvard Munch's The Scream, stolen from an Oslo museum the previous day.

Radcliffe to Run in 10,000m
Get set for another emotional experience: Paula Radcliffe will run in tonight's 10,000m final.

Radcliffe Registers for 10,000m
Paula Radcliffe has been officially listed to compete in tomorrow's 10,000m final - but that doesn't necessarily mean she's going to take part.

Athletics: Radcliffe Likely to Pull Out
Athletics: Weeping martyr Paula Radcliffe probably won't run in the 10,000m because she has not recovered fully from her traumatic marathon experience.

'I Felt I'd Let Everyone Down. But Nobody Was Hurting Inside As Much As I Was'
The search for the reasons behind Paula Radcliffe's disastrous performance in the Olympic marathon moved yesterday to a medical laboratory in Athens.

Radcliffe Undecided on 10,000m
Olympics: An emotional Paula Radcliffe is still unsure as to whether she will run in Friday's 10,000m.

Radcliffe 'was Not Injured'
Paula Radcliffe's failure to add the Olympic marathon crown to her collection of achievements was not due to injury, the British team confirmed today.

Tearful Radcliffe Stops Short of Her Ultimate Dream
Marathon: Paula Radcliffe's bid for Olympic gold came to a tearful end after 36km of blistering Athens tarmac.

Radcliffe Drops Out of Marathon
Paula Radcliffe's dreams of gold were in tatters tonight as the Athens heat took its toll, forcing her to pull out of the women's marathon at the 36km mark. Radcliffe suffered the agony of a fourth place finish over 10,000m in Sydney four years ago. And the 30-year-old marathon...

Olympics: Radcliffe on Course for Victory
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe must take the heat in a steady stride to triumph in the Olympic marathon, writes Duncan MacKay.

Radcliffe Ready to Deliver Her Own Historic Message
Athletics: The normally approachable Paula Radcliffe has become conspicuous by her silence as the biggest week of her life looms.

Olympics: Not a Crisis - But It Will Be If Radcliffe Fails
Marathon: One gets the feeling that if Paula Radcliffe fails to win gold in the women's marathon, then others may be hard to come by.

Radcliffe in Calf Injury Scare
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe has arrived in Athens amid reports that she has been receiving treatment for a calf injury.

Olympics: Japan Prepares to Gang Up on Radcliffe
As if the heat won't be enough for Paula Radcliffe, she also has to face a trio of Japanese athletes teaming up against her.

Athens Dust Clouds Radcliffe's Hopes
Paula Radcliffe's hopes of a gold in the Olympic marathon this month could be derailed by the construction delays that have blighted the build-up to the games' return to Athens. The 30-year-old is Britain's brightest gold medal prospect, but there are fears she may be disadvantaged by the...

Radcliffe Beats Fast Track on Road to Athens
June 28: Paula Radcliffe gave another fabulous performance in a 10,000 metres race specially arranged for her in Gateshead.

Radcliffe Returns in Style
June 21: Paula Radcliffe broke the British 5,000 metres record at the European Cup meeting in Bydgoszcz.

Athletics: Radcliffe on Track to Avoid Relegation
June 19: Paula Radcliffe will step on to a track to compete for the first time in almost two years at the European Cup.

Radcliffe Set Fair for Track Comeback
May 14: Paula Radcliffe is set to compete in her first race on the track in Britain since she won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Manchester.

Operation Puts Radcliffe Back on Athens Road
April 17: Britain's gold medal hope Paula Radcliffe has undergone a hernia operation to keep her Olympic dream alive.

John Rawling: 'come Athens, Radcliffe May Just Be Past Her Best'
John Rawling on Paula Radcliffe, the British runner keeping a low profile before her assault on Athens.

Controversial Record Holder Gives Backing to Radcliffe
April 8: The holder of the controversial marathon world record has given her backing to Paula Radcliffe's attempt to break it.

Athletics: Japan Drop Defending Marathon Champ From Olympics
March 16: Paula Radcliffe's hopes of winning the Olympic marathon in Athens have been boosted after Japan's selectors left out the defending champion.

Athletics: Radcliffe to Get Shot at Revenge
March 9: Paula Radcliffe will face her Puerto Rico conqueror Lornah Kiplagat in the world cross country championships in Brussels later this month.

Athletics: Kiplagat Backs Radcliffe in Athens After Ending Her Winning Streak
March 2: Paula Radcliffe is still on course for Olympic marathon gold says the woman who ended her long unbeaten record here in Puerto Rico.

Athletics: Radcliffe Beaten for First Time in 30 Months
March 1: Paula Radcliffe was beaten in an individual race for the first time in 30 months by Lornah Kiplagat.

Athletics: Radcliffe Set on Caribbean Launching Pad
February 28: The Olympic marathon will begin to come sharply into focus for Paula Radcliffe in Puerto Rico tomorrow.

Athletics: Radcliffe Wins Second European Cross-country Title
December 15: Paula Radcliffe became the first woman to win a second European cross-country title in Edinburgh.

Athletics: Radcliffe Calls for Drug Punishment
December 14: Paula Radcliffe has called on the IAAF to punish Dwain Chambers' support team as well as the sprinter following his positive drugs test.

Athletics: Brown's Failure Leaves Radcliffe on Top of Marathon Pile
December 8: Paula Radcliffe will finish the year as Britain's fastest marathon runner after Jon Brown's failure to achieve the Olympic qualifying time for the distance.

Decision Day for Radcliffe
December 5: Paula Radcliffe will decide whether to run in the European Cross Country Championships.

Radcliffe Runs Into First Defeat in 15 Months
Paula Radcliffe has suffered her first defeat over any distance on any surface since August 2002.

Radcliffe Adds Half Marathon to World Bests
Britain's Paula Radcliffe ran the fastest time ever by a woman for a half marathon yesterday as she triumphed in Europe's biggest road race.

Duncan Mackay in South Shields
September 22: Paula Radcliffe took female distance running to even greater heights with another phenomenal performance.

Radcliffe's Comeback Gains Pace But Future Still Cloudy
September 20: Paula Radcliffe has claimed she is taking each race as it comes, enjoying not having the pressure of building up to a big race.

Radcliffe Comes Home for Paris Test
August 13: Paula Radcliffe flew home for the training sessions that will determine whether she competes in the world championships.

Selectors Await Green Light From Radcliffe
Britain's selectors are hoping to be told today that Paula Radcliffe will compete at the world championships next week.

Radcliffe Given Extra Time for Paris
July 30: Paula Radcliffe will be given as much time as she wants before deciding whether to run the 10,000m at the world championships in Paris next month.

Radcliffe Paris Plans Suffer New Setback
July 23: Paula Radcliffe has been forced to take her second break from training this summer after suffering from a bout of bronchitis.

Radcliffe Injury Casts Shadow Over Plans for Paris
July 2: Paula Radcliffe's hopes in the world athletics championships hang in the balance after she withdrew from the London grand prix on August 8 because of injury.

Radcliffe Set to Win Big Prize Money
April 30: Paula Radcliffe is set to earn $250,000 (£157,000) if she breaks the world record for 5,000 metres in the London Grand Prix.

Radcliffe Sets Sights on Chinese
April 15: Paula Radcliffe's new goal will be the 10,000m at the world championships in Paris where she will attempt to beat the world record of China's Wang Junixa.

Radcliffe's Million Dollar Marathon
Paula Radcliffe earned more for a day's work than any other sportswoman in history when she broke the world marathon record in London yesterday. The 29-year-old collected $1m (£636,000) for an astonishing performance, covering the 26.2-mile course in 2hr 15min 25sec, 1min 53sec...

Pacemakers or Not, Champion Must Still Win Under Her Own Steam
April 12: The discontent over London's decision to help Paula Radcliffe, by introducing male pacemakers into what for the previous 12 years had been a women's-only race, has overshadowed the build-up to this event.

Ndereba Hits Out at Use of Pacemakers
April 10: Catherine Ndereba, the biggest threat to Paula Radcliffe's hopes in winning the London Marathon on Sunday, said that she has been misled by the organisers.

Radcliffe Disocates Her Jaw
April 9: Paula Radcliffe has suffered a scare before the London Marathon by dislocating her jaw during training.

Radcliffe Faces Marathon Hell
April 5: Paula Radcliffe may have to run in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable if she is to win the Olympic marathon in Athens next year.

Radcliffe pace plan may be non-runner
Athletics: Male pacemakers in the London Marathon might spoil Paula Radcliffe's chances of having a world record ratified.

Pace Makers Upset Radcliffe's Rivals
March 6: A plan to use male pacemakers in the London Marathon to help Paula Radcliffe break her world record has been generally criticised.

Radcliffe Sets Sights on Athens Double
February 25: Paula Radcliffe is tempted to run both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the Athens Olympics next year.

Radcliffe back on top of the world
Any fears Paula Radcliffe's brilliant form of 2002 would not continue into this year were dispelled in stunning fashion when she resumed her world record-breaking form in a 10km race here yesterday.

Radcliffe confident on return
Paula Radcliffe launches this year's campaign tomorrow in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoping to avoid what is known in athletics circles as the "Jonathan Edwards curse".

Radcliffe robbed as Turks outvote Europe
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe has been beaten in the European Athlete of the Year poll thanks to a campaign orchestrated by the Turkish media.

Radcliffe Pushed to Second Place By Turkish Media
January 9: Paula Radcliffe has been beaten in the European Athlete of the Year poll after a campaign orchestrated by the Turkish media.

Brilliant Bekele
Athletics: In the absence of Paula Radcliffe, Kenenisa Bekele provided the spectaculars at the Great North Cross Country in the men's race.

Sport Celebrities Back Fight for 2012 Olympics
Sporting greats such as Paula Radcliffe and Sir Steve Redgrave are joining the campaign to persuade the Government to back a British bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012. Sprinter Dwain Chambers and rower Matthew Pinsent will also be used to influence public and political opinion ahead...

Bekele the Best
January 5: In the absence of Paula Radcliffe, Kenenisa Bekele provided the spectaculars at the Great North Cross Country in the men's race.

Illness Leaves Radcliffe Out But Not Down
December 3: Paula Radcliffe has insisted that her withdrawal from the Great North Cross Country in Newcastle because of a bacterial infection is nothing to be concerned about.

Jones not keeping the best of company
Marion Jones is without doubt the world's best female athlete, even if the International Association of Athletics Federations recently decided to recognise Paula Radcliffe as such.

Radcliffe to Miss Great North Run
A bacterial infection has succeeded where most of the world's top runners have failed and stopped Paula Radcliffe.

Marion Jones' Shady Past
January 1: Marion Jones is without doubt the world's best female athlete. Unfortunately she has neither the integrity nor the title of Paula Radcliffe.

When Radcliffe Found the Road to Glory
Dec 31: At the start of 2002, Paula Radcliffe had set herself five tasks. Then she set about ticking them all off the list, one by one, writes Duncan Mackay.

Radcliffe to Face Her Nemesis Tulu
December 18: Paula Radcliffe will face Derartu Tulu, the woman who has caused her so many disappointments, in the Great North Cross Country in Newcastle on January 4.

Radcliffe Gets £300,000 for a Start
December 10: Paula Radcliffe will earn £300,000 just to show up on the start line of the London Marathon on April 13.

Marathon winner scoops BBC sports award
Record-breaking marathon runner Paula Radcliffe was named BBC's Sports Personality of the Year last night. The accolade completes an outstanding year for the 28-year-old who won this year's London Marathon - on her debut in the event - before shaving 89 seconds off the women's world marathon record in the Chicago race last month.

Protection - racket that's no help to bowlers
Name me one sport where you improve by playing less. Does Tiger Woods stay at the top by hitting fewer golf balls? Did Paula Radcliffe make her breakthrough this year by pounding out fewer miles on the track? Yet the call this past week has been for England's beaten Ashes squad to play less cricket.

Radcliffe goes back to her roots
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe will run her first race of the new year at the Great North cross country event in Newcastle.

Radcliffe Reaps the Awards
November 18: Having cleaned up everywhere else during 2002, Paula Radcliffe looks like being equally dominant in the annual end-of-year awards.

Superwoman Must Spare Herself
October 15: Paula Radcliffe has shot to stardom, though her hectic schedule must break to give her time to rest.

No more the loser, now simply the best
It is appropriate that Paula Radcliffe should be enjoying her greatest success over 26.2 miles because if any athlete has shown that a career is a marathon and not a sprint, it is the 28-year-old from Bedford.

Radcliffe to Quit Marathon While She's Ahead
After breaking the women's world marathon record, Paula Radcliffe has announced that she may give up running the distance to concentrate on track events.

Radcliffe Demolishes World Record
October 14: Duncan Mackay sees a heroine turn into a legend as Paula Radcliffe shattered the world record for the women's marathon in Chicago.

Hot Radcliffe could be stalled by chill wind
Chicago marathon: Hot favourite, Paula Radcliffe, will face stiff competition from the world-record holder, Catherine Ndereba.

How to Break a World Record the Radcliffe Way
October 12: The four key elements of Paula Radcliffe's attempt to make history (again) in the Chicago Marathon.

Radcliffe on the Run
September 22: Paula Radcliffe will be hoping the number 111 which she wore when she won the London Marathon can bring her luck again when she wears it in the Nike 10 kilometres event.

Radcliffe Tunes Up for a Tilt at the Impossible
September 21: Paula Radcliffe is hoping to cap the most extraordinary year any female distance runner has enjoyed in the sport's history by winning the Chicago Marathon.

O'Sullivan makes up for lost time as she looks to New York
Sonia O'Sullivan is taking the opposite approach to Paula Radcliffe when it comes to preparing for the marathon. While the Bedford runner has been in isolation in the French Pyrenees resort of Font Romeau for weeks now without racing, O'Sullivan has decided to stay at home in London and compete almost every weekend.

Confusion Reigns As Radcliffe Goes Home
August 9: Paula Radcliffe confirmed yesterday that she will not try to add the European 5,000 metres title to her 10,000m gold.

Much-tested Radcliffe Rebuffs Drug Smear
August 8: Paula Radcliffe is to take the unprecedented step of publishing the details of all the drug tests she has undergone this year in an attempt to end a whispering campaign here that her massive improvement in 2002 is down to her using the banned drug erythropoietin (EPO).

Radcliffe Returns in Triumph
European Championships: Paula Radcliffe recorded the second fastest time ever when she won the 10,000m final in emphatic style last night.

Radcliffe leads charge by British women
Duncan Mackay's preview: Where once it was Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram, now the nation turns to Paula Radcliffe, Kelly Holmes and others for golden success.

Radcliffe's Munich Mission
Paula Radcliffe, England's heroine of the track in Manchester, looks set to triumph in Europe, says Duncan Mackay.

Radcliffe Flies to First Track Gold
July 29: Paula Radcliffe turned the 5000 metres in the City of Manchester Stadium last night into a 12-lap of honour.

Masai making up for a late start with a fast finish
Duncan Mackay reports on the Kenyan runner who will be Paula Radcliffe's biggest rival in the 5,000 metres.

Not a marathon but a sprint for red-hot Radcliffe
London winner is favourite for tomorrow's 5,000m. A year ago, at the world championships in Edmonton, things were very different for Paula Radcliffe. A renowned and be-medalled cross-country runner, stacked full of potential to win big one day on the track, she had gone into the final of the 10,000 metres with hopes soaring that at last she might land the major title her talent demanded.

Radcliffe Puts Her Fitness on Trial
July 19: Paula Radcliffe will have her first race since her London marathon win in April when she runs in the 3,000 metres in the Herculis meeting at Stade Louis II.

Radcliffe Back, Fraser Out
July 10: Injury has forced Donna Fraser to withdraw from the 400 metres in the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile Paula Radcliffe will be fit after recovering from a virus.

Radcliffe may need operation on knee
Paula Radcliffe will visit a specialist this week to determine whether she needs an operation on the right knee which nearly prevented her winning the London Marathon.

Cycle Turns for Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe's preparations for the London Marathon were nearly ruined by a collision with the woman she is aiming to replace as Britain's No1 at the distance, she revealed yesterday.

Radcliffe Ready to Take London
March 25: The London Marathon's gamble in persuading Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebrselassie to make their debuts over 26.2 miles is looking like a good flutter.

Paula's classic Dublin gallop
Once described as a 'nodding donkey' by the Irish press, Paula Radcliffe demonstrated her thoroughbred qualities on a Leopardstown racecourse graced on many occasions by Arkle and Istabraq when she retained the world cross country title here yesterday.

Radcliffe's Classic Dublin Run
March 24: Paula Radcliffe easily became the first British-born runner to win for the second time a race she has described as the toughest in the world.

Radcliffe Odds-on to Be Toast of Leopardstown
March 23: On the Leopardstown racecourse graced by Arkle, Dawn Run and Istabraq, Britain's Paula Radcliffe is the 4-6 favourite to retain her world cross-country title here today.

Radcliffe focuses on marathon
Paula Radcliffe flew to Limerick last night for an injury check-up after opening her winter season with victory in the Campaccio Internazionale cross-country race in Milan. Radcliffe confirmed herself among the favourites for her own world cross-country title in Dublin in March before...

Yelling gets bronze in Great North cross-country
Paula Radcliffe inevitably casts a long shadow over British female distance running, a fact Liz Yelling knows better than anyone. She can arguably claim to be the country's second-most consistent cross-country runner, but because of Radcliffe, she is not even the most successful athlete in her...

Paula is the people's personality
As the votes came in for Guardian Unlimited's alternative sports personality of the year, Paula Radcliffe was always there or thereabouts. But just as it looked as if it was to end up a two-horse race between cheeky impostor Karl Power and Wycombe's Ceefax signing Roy Essandoh, Radcliffe came...