Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - 1997 yakaona Radcliffe achiparadzanisa Wami neTulu, uye akahwina menduru yesirivheri pa1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
. Radcliffe akava mukadzi wokutanga kudzivirira zita reFifth Avenue Mile. Mumakwikwi eWorld Championships a1997, Radcliffe akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechina pamamita zviuru zvishanu. Wami akamhanyisazve Radcliffe munhangemutange yake yokupedzisira ya1997, mumutambo wokuBrussels wokumhanya nyika yose. Radcliffe akanga abuda munhangemutange yeDurham's cross country nefivha pakuvamba kwa1998, asi akadzoka kuzopedza wechitatu muDublin. PaWorld Cross Country edition ya1998, Radcliffe akahwina zvakare menduru yesirivha. Radcliffe akagadza nyika itsva yakanakisisa nokuda kwomugwagwa wakapoteredza Balmoral Castle. MuEuropean Cup Radcliffe, ari kaputeni wechikwata, akakunda mamita zviuru zvishanu uye akapedza wechipiri mumamita chiuru nemazana mashanu. Radcliffe akaisa mwero mumamita 10 000 muEuropean Championships, asi akapedza ari wechishanu. Radcliffe, uyo akanga achitambura neutachiona, akatora nguva yakati, asati adzokera kumakwikwi e cross country, uko akakunda zita rake rekutanga repamusoro nekutora mujaho weEuropean Long course. 1998 yakapedzwa nenzvimbo yechina muBrussels.