"My mind's not right." That's a line from a Robert Lowell poem I used to teach a hundred years ago. "I am tired. Everyone's tired of my turmoil" is another. Well, I'm not suffering the turmoil Robert Lowell did, but something must be wrong with...
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Earlier this week
I’m sure you saw Paula Radcliffe’s painful slog in the final miles of the Olympic Women’s Marathon, or at least have read about it. She was clearly in excruciating pain... Yet she forged ahead, and finished. Meanwhile, in the same race, Deena...
Mothers of the world, stand up and applaud British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe and U.S. swimmer Dara Torres who both competed at the Olympics on Sunday. Radcliffe, 34, the world record holder, and Torres, the oldest US swimmer at 41, are among...
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Paula Radcliffe came 23rd in the women's marathon but does that make her a loser? Definitely not! I saw a woman with courage and determination who pushed on were others would have thrown in the towel. Some athletes may not even have made an...
Looking forward to the challenge: Paula Radcliffe trains on a golf course in Macau ahead of the marathon Photo: PA Things were slowly returning to normal for the world record-holder after the most traumatic period of her life. The initial shock...
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