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The 34-year-old's participation in Beijing had been in doubt ever since it was revealed in May that an MRI scan had discovered a stress fracture in her left thigh.

"I'm racing unless my leg breaks down and I can't run. That's it," she said.

"The whole thing has been a race against time and a nightmare from when it was diagnosed and everything's had to change and adapt to that.

"I'm getting more confident day by day because every day that you run more on it, it gets stronger." Radcliffe did concede, however, that she has entertained the possibility she may still not make it to Beijing despite so far having battled against medical advice that it would be impossible for the marathon world record holder to compete.

"The aim has always been to start the race. Every day I go out and plan to start the race but I'm running on a leg that could break down," she added.

"It's just the fact that because I've not been running huge amounts at full body weight outside on it, they (Team GB) don't know whether it will get me there.

"The only decision that would be made would be made for me - and I don't want to think about that."