Eilish in Dundee in 2023 (photograph by the use of Lindsays)
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Eilish McColgan has headed for top flooring as she prepares for her London Marathon debut.
The record-breaking Olympian has flown out to Colorado Springs in the United States to start out altitude coaching forward of competing over 26.2 miles for the primary time.
It’s any other primary milestone because the reigning Commonwealth 10,000 metres champion prepares for the long-lasting tournament – two years after damage stopped her maiden marathon.
Talking at a webinar hosted via Scottish prison company Lindsays, one in all her long-term sponsors, McColgan mentioned: ‘In 2023 I used to be within the form of my existence and completely in a position for London – firing on all cylinders.
‘But I got injured and didn’t make it. We’ve realized so much from that. My mileage in coaching gained’t be as prime because it used to be in 2023.
‘I think training will be more gradual. But it’s going in point of fact smartly. I’m excited.
‘I haven’t had any altitude coaching thus far. That’s the following factor. We’re going over to Colorado Springs, which might be an eight-week camp to in point of fact push me on – to get me again to the place I used to be in 2023 and in point of fact assured going into the marathon distance.”
Eilish and scottishathletics Chair, David Ovens, at our Membership Convention (photograph via Bobby Gavin)
As a part of her marathon build-up, McColgan has no longer dominated out competing in a single or two extra races at the street, probably in the United States.
‘But that depends how I respond to being at altitude,’ the 34-year-old added.
‘It’s a very long time since I’ve been at altitude so we’ll have to peer how that is going.
‘London is the priority. If we can find something maybe in America, great. If not, I’ll simply educate throughout and get myself ready for London as best possible I will be able to.’
Anticipation is prime as McColgan opens the following bankruptcy in her occupation via making the transfer to marathon distance.
And her plan is to soak-up as a lot wisdom as she will be able to whilst competing at the streets of London as she seems to construct at the revel in as a part of a box which is already being billed as the all-time.
McColgan admitted the space is other to anything else she’s carried out sooner than.
‘It’s this kind of large problem. I’m very conscious about that,’ she mentioned.
‘My intention going into the marathon is to be aggressive towards the opposite British athletes. Going off my half-marathon and observe pedigree, I will have to be.
‘For my first marathon, something under 2:20 would be an amazing place to start.’
Lindsays, which has workplaces in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, has supported McColgan since 2013.
It has additionally supplied prison toughen to Giving Again To Monitor, the charity she and spouse Michael Rimmer introduced and spearhead to toughen up-and-coming younger athletes.
Picture via Bobby Gavin
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