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I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Radcliffe to run both 3K and 5K this weekend

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4091958.stm
Radcliffe doubles up for Euro Cup

Radcliffe will sharpen up for the summer by doubling up in PortugalPaula Radcliffe will contest both the 3,000m and 5,000m at this weekend's Spar European Cup in Portugal.

The 31-year-old was only scheduled to race over 5,000m but stepped in to replace Jo Pavey, who withdrew from the team because of a foot injury.

Radcliffe is determined to help Great Britain's women's team win promotion back to the Super League from Group B.

She said: "Our women's team needs to be up in the Super League with the men and we are capable of doing that."

The marathon world record holder was also more than happy to double up as she tunes-up for August's World Championships.

Radcliffe has yet to decide whether she will contest the 10,000m or the marathon in Helsinki and she believes this weekend's action in Leiria will help make up her mind.

"By doing both events it will be good a chance to race," said Radcliffe.

"I do not get much of an opportunity to do that at the moment.

"Hopefully I am going to use the races to bring me on and see where I am at before getting back into a hard spell of training."

posted by WalkSports.com | 6:24 PM

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