A lot a things went wrong in Athens. I was a lot more confident here. |
Boston is definitely a race I want to do at some point, but London is very special to me, |
For a while it felt as though I would never get over it. |
From next week I can start building things gradually back up to normal. |
I am excited about the announcement. It is a big step forward for the sport, the events and the athletes, that there has been this united stand from some of the major marathons. The results can be only positive and having experience of three of the events involved, I am convinced that their combined expertise will help the sport immensely. |
I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life. |
I am really disappointed to have to miss this year's event. |
I am really disappointed to have to miss this year's event. The Flora London Marathon is something that is extremely important to me, and I have done everything possible to resolve the problem and get to the start line. |
I am really pleased that the IAAF has decided to recognize performances achieved on the roads as world records, |
I am very, very disappointed because Paris was my main aim for the year. I have had my preparations interrupted this year which has left me short of time and training. |
I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it. |
I executed my race plan. It worked really well. I knew that, if I went out hard, then everyone would have to work really hard to stay with that. |
I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness. |
I got a hard run, and that's what I wanted. I just didn't have the pace to stay with them. |
I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140. |