We expected to do better here. But everyone was surprised by the weather. We haven’t seen rain in Kenya in two months.

I took it a little easy hoping I would get back to my pace but the gap kept on widening,

The race was very good. It was quite competitive. I really thank God I was able to emerge as the winner.

You know me, I just run according to how my body feels.

The final trials is today in my country, and since I’m here….

If I have nothing to sacrifice, I have nothing to gain.

I knew there was one point I was more than a minute behind. But I didn’t worry because according to how my body was feeling, I had to take my time and see whether my...

I don’t run anybody else’s race. When the gun goes off, I must evaluate with my own body and see. Then, as the race develops, I run accordingly. So you can say that I do...

I’m looking forward to coming back next year (for the world championships).

If I don’t have anything to sacrifice, I don’t have anything to gain. From the Bible I have learned if you want something good, you must sacrifice.

I found I could also be good in cross country. I don’t think my running style has anything to do with it. If you have speed and your body feels good, you can do any...

I used to train with my husband, Anthony Maina, but he is now too busy as a helicopter pilot, so we only run together when I do light jogging. I don’t want to kill him...

I still do intense interval training. I like miles and quarters best. In races I can set my mind, and I believe I could break 2:20 again.

Last year I wanted to run [in Osaka], but I couldn’t fit it into my schedule.