In The Week Before A Race, I

As An Athlete, There Are Advantages Being With A Team And Getting Regular Physio...

To Represent Your Country At A Home Olympics Is Something Special And I'm Over The Moon To Be Selected For Team Gb. I Was Pleased To Get The Qualifying Time In Berlin Earlier This Year And My Sole Focus Is Getting In The Right Shape For London.

Doing The Long Endurance Stuff Seems To Have Given Me The Strength To Sustain The Speed. I Think My Body Is Just A Lot Stronger (thanks To The Marathon)... By Increasing The Long Runs, I Found That Does Not Take Anything Away From The Speed But Increases The Strength On The Track.

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.

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.