If you feel like being inspired you will enjoy this chat with Paula Radcliffe MBE, British long-distance runner and until recently the World’s fastest female marathon runner for 16 years.

In 2010, Paula was introduced into the England Athletics Hall of Fame and was also nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions.

Paula currently resides in Monaco with her husband Gary Lough, a former middle-distance runner , and their two children Isla and Raphael.

In this chat, we discussed her life post competitions and true to form she gives 100% of her heart and soul into many great causes .

Find out:-

-What inspired her to become the Founder of “Paula’s Families on track” which was successfully launched last summer in Durham and her plans to take it to Monaco.

-Paula’s role as an Ambassador for Peace and Sport and how why the Springboks captain Siya Kolisi won the award in 2019.

https://www.peace-sport.org/peace-and-sport-awards-2019/

-Paula’s involvement with the WHO re-childhood obesity.

-Paula’s advice to her children and everyone to stay healthy.

-How her parents were very supportive and great teachers for her especially regarding nutrition, exercise and learning respect for self and others.

-How and why she started her running career.

-What it is like to work with her husband as a coach and be able to switch off when home with her children.

-Paula’s experience of being wrongly accused of doping which is something she strongly doesn’t believe in and how it could potentially affect yourself, children and family.

-How she coped with this and for the first time ever spoke to a psychologist.

-Learn Paula’s views on visualisation, meditation and self -talk.

-How she coped with asthma since age 14 years old and still has it today.

-Pollution and how it affects athletes and each of us and her involvement as a UN Environment Advocate for Clean Air.

-How nobody in London wants to take responsibility for a nine-year-old girl Ella Kissi-Debra’s fatal asthma attack which allegedly been linked to illegally high levels of air pollution.

-How she has solar panels on her home in Monaco and how each of us should do something each day to minimise pollution.

-The importance of teamwork for athletes and everyone.

-Importance of educating our children to respect themselves.