#40 - Unfathomable Hustle, Uncharted Territory, and Untouchable Records: Paula Radcliffe Interview Special

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We feel like we're putting away our track and field Russian dolls* here at Backstraight HQ, because the names just keep on getting bigger. The indoor season is just around the corner, at which point we'll be back in studio, bringing you all our usual mispronunciations, irreverence, and analysis, but we've one final interview special for you, and - boy, oh boy - is it a humdinger of a guest. 

Paula Radcliffe is a three-time London Marathon winner, has a trio of New York titles, won the Chicago marathon in 2002, and has held the world record at the distance for more than 15 years now. Her mark of 2:15.25 is one of athletics' Everests; a seemingly untouchable nirvana of distance running; the Shangri-La of endurance. 

Global medals over 26.2 and 13.1 miles, around the track, and over the cross; Paula represented Great Britain at four consecutive Olympic Games, with SPOTY titles and an MBE to show for it.

She's also, as you're well aware, a seriously good pundit, and her measured, insightful, and articulate contributions on recent coverage have been glorious.

Unfortunately, much like her tilts at Olympic glory, this episode has come slightly off the rails, in that Jody suffered a bit of a technical mishap at the recording stage. We've ended up with half of the interview, and the audio quality's horrible. Ultimately, though, it's a conversation with Paula Radcliffe, so we weren't going to not post it, were we..? 

Plug in, and enjoy. Thanks for stopping by; we love you all lots.

* they won't let us anywhere near their state-sponsored labs, though. Bit weird. Anyone else's do that?

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