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23rd December 2004
Paula will be appearing on a repeat showing of the 'Who Wants to be a Millionnaire? Olympic Special,' which sees her teaming up with Jonathan Edwards to help raise money for charity. It will be aired on Thursday, December 30th on ITV at 6.55pm and will also be shown the following day at 3.05pm.
23rd December 2004 (Mike Rowbottom)
You might feel Paula Radcliffe is entitled to look back with pride on 2004, given the way she won the New York marathon just 10 weeks after her traumatic failure at the Olympics. Suggesting as much to her, however, creates uncharacteristic consternation. "I don't really think of it like that," she eventually responds, after staring out of the window for a while...
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The Independent - Paula looks back over 2004
17th December 2004 (IAAF)
Britain's Paula Radcliffe is the Top Performer of the Month for November in the IAAF World Rankings thanks to winning the New York City Marathon. Radcliffe's time of 2:23:10 earned her 1335 points.
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IAAF - Top Performer for November in the IAAF World Rankings
17th December 2004
Today (17th Dec), Paula turns 31 years old! Paula shares her birthday with many other athletes, including Ivan Pedroso (32), Peter Snell (66), Yuko Akimori (38), Michael Stolle (30), Tatyana Kazankina (53), Galina Malchugina (42), and Susanthika Jayasinghe (29). Warm wishes to all who celebrate a birthday today!
10th December 2004 (BBC Sport)
Great Britain's women aim to defend their team title at this Sunday's European Cross Country Championships without the help of Paula Radcliffe. Radcliffe, who is taking a break in Mexico after a gruelling season, won the individual women's race last year to guide the British team to the crown.
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BBC Sport - GB seek title without Paula
5th December 2004 (Richard Lewis)
Paula Radcliffe has said that athletes who fail drug tests should be treated as criminals and given penalties to match. In the wake of further accusations in America that have rocked the world of athletics, Britain's world record-holder in the women's marathon said existing penalties were not tough enough.
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Sunday Times - Paula: Make Drug Cheats Pay
3rd December 2004
After a roller-coaster ride through 2004, Paula marks the end of this year with the launch of her official web-site. It will allow visitors to interact with Paula, as she looks forward to Beijing and beyond.
1st December 2004 (BBC Sport)
Peter Radcliffe, father of Paula, will head up the body charged with restructuring athletics in England. Radcliffe will chair England Athletics 2005, an interim organisation which will establish a new governing body for the sport in 2006.
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BBC Sport - Radcliffe Sr lands key role
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