The Biggest Danger Is Trying

I Was Glad I Did A Year Abroad, Because It Helped Me As An Athlete And As A Person. That Took Me Out Of My Comfort Zone. Watching The French Athletes Train In The Pyrenees Made Me Realise What I Had To Do To Become A Top Athlete.

If You Look Back At My Marathons And Ask Whether I Would Swap One Of Them For My One Balls-up, Of Course I Would. But You Can't Choose. You Have To Make The Best Of It On The Day.

I Am Not Driven By Any Bitterness By What Happened In Athens. I Learnt A Lot Of Lessons From It And Probably Came Through It A Stronger Person In The End. There Have Been A Lot Of Near Misses, And That's Taught Me To Keep Persevering And That There Is A Chance It Can Come Right.

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 What They Are Using To Disguise It.

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 Something Like That.