I executed my race plan. It worked really well. I knew that, if I went out hard, then everyone would have to work really hard to stay with that.
The problem last year was that I knew things were falling apart in the last two weeks before the marathon,
I'm pleased to have won the race and win the championship, ... I knew I was well-prepared for this race.
I knew I was running a good pace, so I just had to keep it up until the end,
Sunday was like a run-out, doubling as a training session, I was not messing about but I knew I was not on for a world record time.
This was for me. It was important for me to win this title because I knew I was capable of doing it and my team knew that too. I knew I was in good shape.
T his is totally different from Athens because I was on the start line with no injury worries and I felt 100% healthy. I knew I was in good shape and I just wanted to prove it.