--- product_id: 51553518 title: "Paula: My Story So Far" brand: "paula radcliffe" price: "VT17698" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51553518-paula-my-story-so-far store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Paula: My Story So Far **Brand:** paula radcliffe **Price:** VT17698 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Paula: My Story So Far by paula radcliffe - **How much does it cost?** VT17698 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51553518-paula-my-story-so-far) ## Best For - paula radcliffe enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted paula radcliffe brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Paula: My Story So Far ## Images ![Paula: My Story So Far - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61vJHlQoEBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Great athlete *by C***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2022* What Paula achieved in her athletics career is amazing. Her autobiography is intelligent and heartfelt. She went through so much in her athletics career, and you have a feeling this autobiography needs an update as it ends just after the Athens Olympics, and of course her career continued after. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth, excellent read. *by S***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2012* A book that gives some background into Paula's personal life as well as explaining the complexities of getting to, achieving and being an elite athlete.What you see at the big athletic events, whether there is failure or success, is told by Paula on a personal level and a level that can be understood by anyone looking to better themselves. She describes the hard work leading up to such events and how it can go either right or so wrong on the day after the years of hard daily training. The frustrations she has faced and personal disappointments only to be negatively represented by the media, but also of the elated success making her journey worth every effort.A great book, easy to read, written by a true elite of Great Britain. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Athletes are people not machines *by K***I on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 June 2014* Paula Radcliffe is an amazing athlete, a great ambassador for the sport, and after reading this book a great person. The problem I have is with her writing style, it did not suit me as a reader. I wanted to give this book 3 1/2 stars, but because of the many positives I took away from her story, her trials and tribulations, I decided to round it up rather than down.Paula is one those people who found early no what her passion in life is early on. Running. She also had the ability, means, and ambition to follow it. She worked very hard not only to get as good as she did in running but also to give herself options for life after running, or if she could not follow running as career.The negitive I have about the book as I said is the writing style. Most chapters are about a year in review. She start with the main point of that year, usually the important race of that year or improvements of that year. She takes us almost up to the starting line, but then backtracks to earlier in the year, or fast forwards to the lessons she learned from this race or experience. I kept thinking I must have missed something till I kept reading and reailised this was just the way the book was written. This going back and forward and looping of the chapters I just found infuriating and harder to read.The positives messages in the book do outweigh the negatives. The book is honest to a fault, in some cases even giving too much information. An example is in some chapters we even know the colour of her stools, and what to do if you need to go in the middle of a race. I completely agree with Paula's stance on bring more attention to the issue of drug cheats, and dopers. Though her moral high ground on playing dirty does not stretch to competing against her brother. One of the messages Paula gets across is the that athletes are not machine they are as prone, or because of the high intensity of their training, even more prone to injuries than the rest of us. For athletes there is an important message about the thin line between ignoring the voices telling you to stop and keep going, and recognising the voices of knowing something is wrong and stopping before doing permanent damage to yourself. Also how you deal things that have gone wrong. How you carry on and learn from these is what is the difference an athlete, an elite athlete and a champion.She gives her side of the story of Athens 2004. For anyone who has never done a marathon before they are 26.2 miles. The reason for this is a roman soldier ran that distance from his base to Rome to warn them of an attack. He delivered his message then droped dead from exertion. To honour him this the marathon was created. Running the distance is one thing dealing with the after effects is another. This does not even take into account countless miles one needs to run to be fit enough to do this distance. I think this needs to be remembered when reading this particular chapter. Then imagine attempting something like this at a professional pace at much less that 100%.Great stroy, great person, great athlete, the book is just let down slightly by the writing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51553518-paula-my-story-so-far](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51553518-paula-my-story-so-far) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*