World-record holder Paula Radcliffe has set her sights on a fourth New York City Marathon title in November.
Defending champion hopes to reach milestone
World-record holder Paula Radcliffe will attempt to win her fourth New York City Marathon in November, becoming the first person to achieve the feat since 1982.
The last four-time winner of the race was Norway's Grete Waitz, who went on to win a total of nine marathons across a decade.
The defending champion knows she has a long way to go to match the Norwegian's record, but said she's determined to add to her three victories in the event.
"I would love to get that fourth title," she said.
"But I think to get as close as I could get to Grete's record, that would mean a lot to me."
The 35-year-old will attempt to earn her fourth victory in front of record holder Waitz, who will be watching the race from Central Park on November 1.
The Norwegian, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, was named Marathoner of the Decade for the 1980's, by the New York Road Runners on Thursday.
Radcliffe won the New York City Half-Marathon in August, but was forced to miss the world championships in Berlin after undergoing foot surgery.
Capable
Ahead of this year's marathon, the British runner is focused on bringing down her best time of 2:23:09 in 2007 to beat the course record of 2:22:31, which was set by Margaret Okayo in 2003.
"I still feel the New York course is a bit of a challenge for me," she said.
"I don't think I've gotten the better of it yet time-wise.
"I just think that really on a good day, with good conditions, that I should be capable of pushing the course record down around 2:20."
