You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races a….

It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and e….

I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!.

I have always loved running on the roads, ever since I used to take part in relays for my club when I was 12 and 13. I felt really at home on the sur….

In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or so….

It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and tr….

The cheats always have a way of justifying their behaviour - everyone else is getting away with it, so why shouldn't I? But because they're so relian….

You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from i….

I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally..

I think your body is just a little bit stronger after pregnancy..

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of..

I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it..

We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what people are using or wha….

I just want to be in the best shape I can be. Not to stand on that start line and say: 'Oh my God, I have this injury and that injury.' I just want t….

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before..

The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape..

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon..

I can swim I'm not bad, but not great..

I can't imagine living and not running..

I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much.….

Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful..