Wednesday December 12, 2007
The Guardian

One of the enduring images of the 2004 Olympics in Athens was of Paula Radcliffe sitting on a street corner in tears, her marathon dream over, destroyed by the effects of injury, the climate and a preparation which even she has called a mistake. It is why Radcliffe will be among 42 of the country's leading track and field competitors who fly to a special "heat camp" in South Africa at the start of next month.