I have been doing 120 miles a week, when normally I would do about 140.

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.

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

I've had a lot of success over the years racing in New York, but the main point is that I feel the marathon is a different event, a lot more my event.

I apologise to people when I need to.

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.

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.