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 have achieved a lot and I'm grateful for that - I'm just a bit greedy because I want to add the Olympics. It's once every four years - everyone wants it and very few people get it.

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.

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.

No one remembers who came fourth.

I can swim I'm not bad, but not great.

I apologise to people when I need to.