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'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey

The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn

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Was London Your Favorite Olympic Experience?

I think London was what kept my career going in a weird way, because when it was announced that London was going to have the games, I remember saying to Gav, oh, what a shame I'll be retired by then. That dangling carrot of trying to qualify for in the Olympic Games in your home country made me turn back to the track and see if I could get in the team. And I did qualify fortunately. But then in the 10K, I got my PB. And so after all these years, I still got myPB. After that, we had our second child, Emily. It turned my attention back to theTrack once you compete there... Then competing there and

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