I try not to worry about things that I can't control.

I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.

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

I'm not meek at all.

I've always been good at putting things behind me - I fall apart, do my crying bit and then put it away and move it.

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

In the marathon anything can happen.

No one remembers who came fourth.

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

The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.

You can't magic yourself back 10 years.

You see, with me, when I'm nervous, I smile and laugh.

A half marathon is a good way to have a bit of fun and race against those girls and learn a bit more about them.The world half marathon is a world championship at the end of the day and it's important. I've win it twice and it's a quality event.

An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog whilst out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

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 have always loved running on the roads, ever since I used to take part in relays for my club when I was 12 and 13. I felt really at home on the surface.

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.

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.

I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.