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.

For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

I don't feel guilty in having pleasure!

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 to be able to go out and race.

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

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.

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.