Occupation: Olympic Athlete Birth: December 17, 1973
The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape..
I think your body is just a little bit stronger after pregnancy..
I can swim I'm not bad, but not great..
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've always been good at putting things behind me–I fall apart, do my crying bit, and then put it away and move on..
You can't magic yourself back 10 years..
A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world ch….
I can't imagine living and not running..
Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful..
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….
The Olympics is not a race I want to watch on television and think 'I wonder what I could have done if I was there?.
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.….
I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!.
From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of..
I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140..
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them..
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..
Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon..
I have always run as hard as I can. You are not going to run any harder with or without men. You are running on your own two feet..
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….
I was thinking back to all the time in the gym, working hard, and that spurred me on [winning New York marathon just ten months after giving birth.