Kelly Holmes
Kelly Holmes
Dame Kelly Holmes, MBE, DBEis a retired British middle distance athlete...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth19 April 1970
clear injury run
I have to be clear of injury if I am to run at the Commonwealth Games. I am not going there struggling. I have done enough of that in my career.
athens athlete great hectic last running since time wait
It has been such a hectic time since Athens and since I last raced at the end of the summer. It has been great fun, but I'm an athlete and running is what I do. I can't wait to get back on to the track.
running thinking race
Sometimes, when I walk out onto the track I think, 'What am I doing here? Why do I put myself through this?' But that's when you really get into your focus ... you focus on the race you are going to run.
running dream giving
I was 12 when I started and 34 before I achieved my dream, that should give people hope.
rested
It's so important for me to be rested before a big race.
depend hope indoor train
I hope to take part in the indoor season, and that really will depend upon how much I train and my progression.
athletics
I'm pretty emotional, ... Athletics has been my life, my passion.
decide fresh leg sorted
I need to get my leg sorted out and decide with a fresh mind.
competing home
There is nothing like competing before a home crowd.
fit wait whether
We'll have to wait and see whether I am fit enough,
although decision fit point realistic remaining until whether
I've told the selectors I will give it until mid-November to make my decision whether to compete. I really do want to go but I have to be realistic and if I'm not fit enough, there is no point - although I am remaining hopeful.
case trying
Now it's just as case of trying to do one thing at a time.
achieved including looking surpass
I've achieved everything I wanted. I have nothing to prove, including to myself. Looking at what I've achieved, I don't think there is anything that is going to surpass that.
achilles bad bend fighting fights-and-fighting point round
Round the bend my achilles was too bad so there was no point in fighting any more