Paula Radcliffe cursed her luck despite romping to her third victory in the New York marathon.

Radcliffe has only run 10 marathons and won eight of them - the exceptions being the Athens and Beijing Olympics.

She said: "It does make it frustrating because you think 'Why can I get it right all the time in New York and I can't get it right there?'

"But sometimes you have to take what life gives you. The most important thing was to win this race."

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