Paula Radcliffe dominates the Women's 10,000m | 50 Golden Moments

Top performance from Paula Radcliffe as she dominates the Women's 10,000m at the 2002 European Championships
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[@leomurillo9381]

Victories aren't born on the field. You create them during practice. This race was an example of what this woman did in her running drills. She was such an amazing runner, one of the best in history.

[@danwalters5054]

Had she not had to go around runners she would have got under for sure. Pure legend

[@benpsmith77]

I remember this well. It would have been well under 30 mins were it not for the lapped athletes. Extraordinary performances in poor weather conditions.

[@gavinandrews843]

awful dist running conditions/ all the experts say. o

[@michaelmcginley7930]

Real tough women.Paula Sutcliffe hard as nails

[@matthewsenior4208]

Having slower runners to chase is an incentive. Gone are the days when lapped runners got out of the way of faster athletes, you used to have to move out so the quicker runners had the inside, not anymore.

[@davidioanhedges]

“I heard the crowd roaring and thought it might be because Paula was going to lap me as well,” said O’Sullivan who clocked an Irish record of 30:47.59. “I didn't like losing and not by that distance but there is no way I could have stayed with her.”

[@mattsilva4377]

She showed such so much courage being out there in no-woman’s land!! Truly called the fields bluff!!! Amazing footage! A legend showing why she is one of the all-time greatest at this distance and the marathon.

[@stanleykimutai2521]

Paula remains my number European athlete, hope she is enjoying life well

[@landyncb8751]

She looked like she was sprinting the whole way...

[@greggarey4811]

No she didn't lol she's running not sprinting

[@iron___]

@@greggarey4811 She was running but those are sprint speeds for average people.

[@lucaswallo8127]

Dont take it literally

[@mikeolson268]

Omg one stupid second. I wanted her to go sub 30 so bad. I hope she is very proud of her accomplishment. A trully historic race!

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

The average person doesn't realise how fast this actually is. They're running at a pace most people couldn't even hit in a sprint. 3:00/km is super fast. Super fast.

[@barefootbeachrunner9498]

You're not wrong there At 54 years old i run distance but im lucky to hold 4:40 per km pace over 5-10 km and im working to do that 3:00 pace is super human Men or women

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

@@barefootbeachrunner9498 4:40 is actually fast. That's a high level non-elite pace. Especially for your age group. Regarding the video, even the athletes at the tail end are running sub 4 min kms. Super fast.

[@barefootbeachrunner9498]

@@TheSiameseDreamer Thanks mate ill take that as a complement Im trying to stay as fit as i can for as long as i can I run with a mixed age group ranging from our mid 30's to others around my age Weve got a mate that runs with us sometimes who has just turned 50 and still runs sub 4 min pace over the 5 k and still around 42 mins for 10k

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

@@barefootbeachrunner9498 That's just the years and years of building a strong aerobic engine. That race pace is very impressive. A sub 45min 10k is something not many people achieve. Hope one day you'll come to South Africa and run the Comrades Marathon.

[@jamespilbrow5901]

I have never seen this race in full. Paula is on fire. Thank you for uploading this race

[@zinebbougarnou4079]

Mis O'sulivan and Mis Radcliffe where between a good ranners . Congratulations and merry wishes .

[@jameshaney171]

Paula Radcliffe is definitely without a doubt not a natural runner. Everything about her movement especially the way her head swings from side to side, and the grimace and I can't breath kind of look tells me that she had work very extremely hard for every second.

[@DavidDavid-fp6gv]

no she has bad form but most definitely is a natural runner, she has been running since a young age and not a single person at that level is not a "natural runner"

[@jameshaney171]

@@DavidDavid-fp6gv let us just agree that Paula grew to love the pain and grind of running. I can state quite honestly that Paula suffered from masochism or she grew up to love the pain of running. Natural runner no, a masochist yes. That is Paula.

[@ianknight6078]

Eilish McColgan just broke her record

[@davidioanhedges]

Sonia O'Sullivan 2nd Irish record Lyudmila Biktasheva 3rd lifetime best Michaela Botezan Romanian Record Jelena Prokopcuka Latvian Record Beat Liz McColgan's Olympic 5000m lifetime best .. then ran another 5000m ...

[@TheLondonForever00]

If the runners would have moved out of the way like today, she would of gone under 30

[@edisonmorais]

She deserved to break the 30 min barrier. She is really a great runner.

[@8ballphil150]

it is hard to imagine that Letesenbet Gidey run this 1 minute quicker . paula was a legend .

[@SuperYtc1]

But Paula ran further.

[@abagfam6072]

Paula was running with out carbon

[@8ballphil150]

@@abagfam6072 modern footwear does have a huge advantage . i agree .

[@simonedwards5564]

THE REAL WORLD RECORD FOR 10, OOOM 2002 PAULA RADCLIFFE @

[@michaelmullen2516]

Paula Radcliffe is a bad ass runner no matter what.She is an inspiration beyond words. I love to watch her run.

[@CharmsDad]

It’s always telling to watch even these older races that elite WOMEN athletes SLOWED DOWN to run a 71 second lap in a 10,000 meter race. I recall seeing many world class athletes running in road races (including Liz McColgan and Joan Benoit). They were FLYING. The men were even faster. You get no sense of the speed they’re moving at when you see them on video. These athletes are truly amazing.

[@amandacamilleri6564]

Paula Radcliffe is absolutely brilliant and I have watched many of her races on the track, cross country and marathons. This woman is super-human. Just wondering (with complete respect to Paula Radcliffe), is there any reason that she has an abnormal head swing while running? It is more pronounced in later marathon runs?

[@amandacamilleri6564]

Surely I’m not the only person that has noticed this.

[@Mousehansen]

Lack of neck/trapezius strength. She actually worked with a coach on addressing that issue, but it was after her best accomplishments.

[@simonedwards5564]

That was the way Paula fan,,,,,,,she is just phenomenal,,,,,,

[@paulbarham1038]

Remarkable! It was a pleasure to watch...and a new European record for the 10K

[@gavinandrews843]

World*

[@paulbarham1038]

@@gavinandrews843 thank you for the correction....even more Remarkable!

[@jeanettehinds4253]

I remember watching Paula and thinking, she runs like she's in pain.

[@iron___]

Imagine getting lapped less than 10 1/2 mins into the race...

[@igloozoo3771]

I cannot fathom how Gidey's WR would nearly be a full lap ahead of her.

[@williamparker1085]

THE FACT THAT SHE IS A SERIOUS ATHSMATIC MAKES HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS EVEN MORE REMAKABLE

[@sasabelopoljanski9657]

Nobody ever like Paula...

[@robomeara9860]

Paula is amazing

[@TheCultureCombo]

When she was going, she looked like a nightmare from the shoulders up and a dream from the shoulders down.

[@erikpeterson25]

OMG!!!! .....WHAT A PERFORMANCE.....feel honored just to be alive to witness it!! TRUE CHAMPION!!!

[@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353]

Flying

[@MrWaldynyc]

Paula one of the greatest ever, inspiring with a unique running style. Destroying the field with talent, grit and class

[@tillycat3062]

🏅🏅🏅🏃🏻‍♀️💝

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Always love athletes like Paula, they have no kick so they just have to grind it out and run themselves and everyone else into the ground, takes a lot of guts - Paltrieneri the Italian swim champion is the same

[@AT-zr9tv]

Wonderful, thank you! Please don't stretch the video footage. :)

[@StoryGordon]

Wow!Killing the ER. So much for not wanting a head bobble.

[@Jonne_Burden]

Amazing. Love this.

[@sydneydechazal7895]

Amazing

[@lisemarie5875]

Wow... she's a machine !! Well ran girl...

[@joepelly1551]

i am amazed at her super run !!!

[@James-cf2em]

Incredible! The determination is inexplicable. What a performance!!

[@abcd-yg2rx]

Really a pity she didn't run under 30 minutes just for so few seconds

[@williamparker1085]

imagine that you have trained your heart out for this and find yourself being lapped halfway through the race

[@SuperYtc1]

When you realise that Kipchoge runs at this pace for a whole marathon...

[@roxannecartlidge7449]

What are the men with clipboard 📋 showing the runners?

[@williamparker1085]

I wonder if her head movement has to do with how she manages her breathing issues,

[@BlackCat0315]

For me, the greatest race of all time. Never seen anything like it since.

[@amarasiriekanayake3018]

Paula Radclif ...the best 10000m runner from UK..

[@keerthanaramasubbu1208]

What's the age of paula ..when she took the race??

[@susanp7194]

I think she was around 28

[@carlostaberner1769]

Grandisima atleta. Pero da una pena verla correr....

[@tonioerenic]

Need and miss need and like have way before the Junior un Máster. Im not marcks. Im not velocist Sprinter im LOVE the Field Cross, im Rin un Aragón, Caspe, im half medium force distance. Strong Sprinter Red and Long White Slow.

[@InAMinMaths]

Hell of a watch.

[@vincentmcgrath4179]

I thought she lost at every olympics she entered

[@gavinandrews843]

Was European champs

[@angfeng9601]

The atmosphere is electric.

[@ThePierrezx]

She runs like Zatopec... head and arms movements...

[@runningonplantsleerp2121]

I still think she under achieved even thou she was the Queen of track and road

[@TeddyFaceFiver]

That 1.1 seconds would haunt me.

[@nadinebruns8990]

Ja die O’Sullivan für die waren die 10.000 gemacht

[@tonioerenic]

Center anatomy needing worker.

[@nickhurst5784]

what a true champion she is

[@nadinebruns8990]

Paula rennt Sonja regelrecht weg 🤣🤣🤣

[@josepaulinogarciaperez7955]

Campeón Atletismo Si I

[@herbertaloysreinders5883]

FAHRE HEUT NOCH MIT 67 JEDEN TAG 30-50 KM MIT DEM RAD.

[@nadinebruns8990]

Das ist 1/4 von dem was Paula sonst läuft

[@nadinebruns8990]

Ja die lieben Überrundungen der Menschen

[@andrewworrall4302]

don't know how she moves her head all over the place

[@simonedwards5564]

But wasn't it effective !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HARD @

[@rochelleb973]

I love her

[@gavinandrews843]

paula lapped nearly of them

[@dianelee7471]

I remember reading somewhere that in addition to a very high V02 max rate, she could also withstand pain at higher levels than most other elite athletes. I guess most of the best in any sport are that way. She was definitely one of the most incredible athletes in the last 50 years.

[@herbertaloysreinders5883]

1A PAULA

[@nadinebruns8990]

Ein Wahnsinnsrennen

[@scottbarker9058]

why no ...yep;east africans..are not they the 1-s to beeet?

[@jannansingh95]

Because it was the European championships not the Worlds

[@gavinandrews843]

Well she beat the Kenyans 2 week b4 in the commonwealth's

[@ВладимирКузьменко-ы8ь]

мазохистка

[@MsJo1962]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SebastianSanchezDelia]

Deberían sancionar al hombre con el impermeable, de espaldas que molesta a la calle 1 , a falta de 150 MTS.

[@matthewsenior4208]

Her best run on the track, totally dominant. The Africans would not have kept up with her that night.

[@tibebesolomon1073]

She never defeated Ethipian 10k runners on the track not even once.

[@matthewsenior4208]

@@tibebesolomon1073 I agree one Ethiopian always did beat her but she did beat other Ethiopians in the same races. This run was the 2nd fastest ever at the time behind the Chinese lady so no African had run that quick before. In those conditions no one would have beaten her.

[@tibebesolomon1073]

Do you know that she never won a single medal at the Olympic games but she represented her country in 4 consecutive Olympic games?

[@matthewsenior4208]

@@tibebesolomon1073 yes. She was a World, European & Commonwealth champion and a world record holder though.

[@tibebesolomon1073]

She wasn't the world champion over 10k. European and commonwealth games championships don't count she won those without the presence of Ethiopian Athletes. She had a marathon record thats good but she was no were near to the 5k and 10k records.

[@peterlewis3540]

She was the womens Emille Zatopek. A superb athlete, with one of the most unfortunate running styles. An athletics coaches nightmare, shouting till their blue in the face. Relax Girl, Relax.

[@joeyguy1952]

Amazing! Not many men can run this pace

[@markmclendon8621]

she won !!!! get this girl a samitch

[@GSD1963]

Now she’s a nothing that upholds the likes of Steven van de velde. And gave a lame apology she was made to do. Just like all the ones before her. Nothing but pr.

[@yellowfolder]

Doped to the gills, but most champions are/were, and it doesn't take from their superhuman performances and absolute dedication to the art.

[@sage6336]

She was a good runner, but ultimately a flat track bully as they say in cricket. At the very top level the Olympics she either didn't quiet have it or quit

[@killforkylie]

I believe in colloquial terms that is described as "Booking it!"

[@Rafitadibari]

Que esfuerzo más admirable de Paula. Parecía que en cualquier momento abandonaría. Por el contrario, dejó una tremenda enseñanza para las generaciones del futuro. Un modelo de tenacidad, espíritu de lucha imbatible,. Me encantaron los 30 mins de esta atleta que respiró fuerte miles de veces para intentar quebrar los 30 mins. Una leyenda !