All you Paula haters - leave humble pie here

good for england....now how many medals have y'all gotten now? I've lost count it's been so many.

Paula Radcliffe. The best female marathoner. IN THIS RACE.

ONLY. remember Athens...

What I remember are her 3 London marathons. Her three world records, Chicago and NYC.

Rosa Mota

not of the same caliber... sorry.

I'm leaving mine here. Have always considered Ndereba the better competitor, but PR won handily today. Good for her, and we're all glad we won't have to hear any of her typical lame excuses for a sub-par race.

Just this race. She's not the greatest ever.

One can still hate PR. (Not that I do, I just do not care for her).

I hate the Yankees yet they win a lot.

Note: Heck of a performance. Athens was an aberration. A mix of poor preparation, heat and a course that is something other than flat.

I guess that 10,000m did not hurt her.

Philosophical Question: If Paula has only ever lost one marathon, then does that make her response (to that one loss) "typical"?

krissy wrote:

Just this race. She's not the greatest ever.

yeah, because it's not like she ever won any other marathons.

Radcliffe is great, but she is not the greatest ever. We need to keep things in perspective and be objective about it.

Good to see that the Brits got something.

DRUGS

she's good for the economy. She employes about 20 people to make sure that she wins a medal. I'm sure she has someone to fold her underwear.

still don't like her.

If we could ressurect all the great marathoners and put them all in the same race, who would win?

not radcliffe

What more perspective do you need after a World Champs victory, wining all the major big city marathons and running two minutes faster than any other female marathoner ever?

well done to her,pity about the rest of the GB team.

ont think people hate her,maybe doubth her.

I honestly didnt think she would win but she ran a perfect race.20.1% also though this judging by the poll

it's 3mins faster actually