Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

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

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.

I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.

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

I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.

Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.