Paula Radcliffe looks to banish Olympic bitterness

Paula Radcliffe must get over her Olympic bitterness and focus on the next edition in London in 2012, she said on Monday.

"I don't think I can keep going back over it, the bitterness that I don't need," the veteran Briton told reporters after winning the New York City marathon for the third time on Sunday. "It's a situation I can't change.

"I'm trying to stay positive and looking forward to 2012. I would like to be in London, I feel like I've got it (the Olympics) taken away from me twice now because of injuries."

Radcliffe may be 34 but she said ahead of the New York race that a gold medal in four years' time was still within reach.

"I do believe I have the chance to have another shot in 2012," she said. "I'll be 38 then. Constantina (Tomescu-Dita, the Olympic champion from Romania) was 38 this year so I know it's possible.

"I know the odds probably get less each time but my whole philosophy is keep persevering. For me personally it's certainly a huge motivation.

"I think the atmosphere and the support for the Olympics in your home country is an opportunity I would never want to miss