Paula Radcliffe's three New York wins.

Quick answer. Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon three times: on 7 November 2004 in 2:23:10, on 4 November 2007 in 2:23:09 and on 2 November 2008 in 2:23:56, according to her World Athletics profile. She beat Susan Chepkemei by 4 seconds in 2004, Gete Wami by 23 seconds in 2007, and Ludmila Petrova by 1 min 47 s in 2008. The 2008 race was the last marathon she won.

Every date, time and quote here comes from World Athletics, UK Athletics or press reports of the day. Paula is a co-owner of the company that makes Immufix.

How many times did Paula Radcliffe win the New York Marathon?

Three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2008. The margins are calculated from the official times or taken from the race reports.

Her three winning times sit within 47 seconds of each other (calculated).

2004: four seconds in Central Park.

New York was Paula's first race after the Athens Olympics. World Athletics reported that she changed her plans after "an encouraging month long training camp in Flagstaff". She already knew the city: her World Athletics profile lists a 10km in New York in 30:47 on 9 June 2001. "I've enjoyed running there before because of the great atmosphere and the warm welcome I've received," she said.

She wore number 111, "my lucky number", and the finish was as close as any she ran. World Athletics' race report describes the lead group passing 8 miles 34 seconds ahead of course-record pace. At 20 miles her surge dropped Lornah Kiplagat, leaving her alone with Kenya's Susan Chepkemei for the next 10,000 metres. They ran side by side into Central Park with about 700 metres to go, and Paula only pulled clear in the final 200 metres.

"I was confident I could out-kick her at the end," she said. Asked about a time that was slow by her standards, she answered: "What mattered was coming first. What mattered was coming to New York and winning."

2007: the comeback win.

A year earlier, according to the Associated Press report carried by The Spokesman-Review, Paula had sat in the stands at the 2006 race cheering on her husband, Gary Lough. In 2007 she came back to run it, in her first marathon for more than two years. World Athletics called it "a stunning return only 10 months after giving birth to her first child".

Her rival was Ethiopia's Gete Wami, who had won the Berlin Marathon only 35 days earlier. Wami briefly passed her in the final mile. Paula surged back, Wami could not respond, and Paula won by 23 seconds. UK Athletics recorded what she was thinking: "I've had years and years of her outsprinting me on the track and I thought she's not going to do it in a marathon".

She celebrated holding her 9-month-old daughter, Isla. "I've really, really missed it," she said. Wami still had a big day: second place secured the first women's World Marathon Majors title and its $500,000 prize.

2008: the negative split.

The 39th New York City Marathon was run on a cool, windy day. World Athletics' report says Paula "led the women's race every step of the way, except for a few spots at the water stops". She went through halfway in a steady 1:13:23 with five others still alongside her.

After mile 15 she started to wind it up, with miles of 5:25, 5:23, 5:20, 5:20 and 5:18. Only Russia's Ludmila Petrova was left. After another 5:18, Paula ran 5:12 and 5:13 and was clear. Her second half took 1:10:33, 2 min 50 s quicker than her first (calculated). It was exactly the race she had planned. "I talked with my husband, and said, 'I have to run negative splits.' It was always my plan to keep comfortable through the halfway and then push the last six miles."

Petrova finished second in 2:25:43, with Kara Goucher third on her marathon debut. World Athletics' Spikes later noted that New York 2008 was "the eighth and final marathon win of her extraordinary career." After the race, she told UK Athletics she wanted to race the other big marathons too: "I would like to sort of go to all the big five."

Did Paula Radcliffe run New York again?

Yes. On 1 November 2009 she finished fourth in 2:29:27, according to her World Athletics profile. That August she had also won the NYC Half in 1:09:45, which World Athletics reported was "just two seconds off the course record". Across the four New York City Marathons on her World Athletics profile, she won three.

How do her New York wins compare with London?

The New York course has crossed all five boroughs since 1976, and World Athletics lists Grete Waitz's "record-breaking nine victories" in the women's race among its highlights. Paula's three titles came alongside three in London, where her 2003 time of 2:15:25 was a world record. Her London races are in Paula Radcliffe's London Marathon wins. The 2008 pacing plan is one of the lessons in what ordinary runners can take from her training.

Where Immufix fits.

Paula has taken Immufix every morning since 1998, including the years of all three New York wins. Her own account is on her journey page. It is not a claim about her results. Immufix is one 25g scoop in around 200ml of water, once a day, as part of a varied diet. Magnesium and vitamin D contribute to normal muscle function, and vitamin C, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin B6 contribute to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Every amount is on the science page.

The short version.

• Paula won the New York City Marathon three times: 2004 in 2:23:10, 2007 in 2:23:09 and 2008 in 2:23:56.
• 2004: she beat Susan Chepkemei by 4 seconds after a 10km duel.
• 2007: she beat Gete Wami by 23 seconds, ten months after having her daughter.
• 2008: she ran the second half 2 min 50 s faster than the first and won by 1 min 47 s.
• New York 2008 was the last of her eight marathon wins.

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