Kids don't always listen to Mum or Dad anyway! I'd rather they joined a club or had a coach who's qualified to train youngsters. I want them to enjoy sport, but I won't push them into it or even coach them. I'd say great, go for it! I'd be happy to encourage them. What will you do if your child says, 'Mum, I want to run for Britain'? ( David Robertson 5) It's not just for the joints – I'm getting heavier now as well, so when I get into the water it's like, great, it suddenly feels like it used to! I've cut back on the training, and I'm doing more of it on the elliptical trainer and aqua jogger. How are you adapting your training to your pregnancy? If you're already running 130, 140 miles a week, it's much better for your joints and gives you more time to recover. They're good because they give you a cardio vascular workout but without the impact of running. And I try to fit in some time on a Nordic ski machine, elliptical trainer or aqua jogger, especially for high mileages. Strength training with free weights, the Swiss ball for core stability, different types of stretch and stability exercises – all those are twice a week. What cross training do you do? ( grasshopper1)

Paula and friends limber up in Regent's Park Mind you, I said that before I moved up to marathons. It's the perfect distance for me, I wouldn't go further. You moved up from 10Ks to marathons with great success. Meanwhile, here's how Paula answered some of the puzzlers you've sent in so far. The competition doesn't close until Friday September 8, so keep those questions coming – click here for details. and to take some cheeky photos of her dainty baby bump. Nike invited us out for a training run with Paula in Regent's Park yesterday, so we grabbed the chance to ask a few of the questions we've received so far. It's only a couple of days since we asked for your questions, one of which we'll draw at random to win a place running alongside Paula in October's Nike Run London 10K.īut we've already received hundreds of entries, ranging from the practical (can you help me run a marathon, please?) to the frankly bizarre ('What is your seventh-favourite Latin ballroom classic of all time?' Take a bow, Welsh Alex). When we asked you for questions for Paula Radcliffe, we hadn't bargained on you being such an imaginative bunch.

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