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

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.

I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.

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.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

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

I don't like going away from my children.