Freya's always been in running

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Freya's always been in running

FREYA MURRAY may have only just replaced Paula Radcliffe in the marathon but she revealed she has long been preparing to do so.

Custom byline text:

By TOM REYNOLDS

Veteran Radcliffe's withdrawal with a foot injury was confirmed on Sunday and the Scot insists one thing she won't be during the event is underprepared.

"I am absolutely delighted to have been selected to Team GB and I will be aiming to do Britain proud in London on Sunday," said Murray. "My thoughts go out to Paula, who has been extremely supportive towards me throughout this process.

"It has not been very nice for Paula the past few days, with rumours running rampant in the press, and I really feel bad for her.

"We'll see how the race goes. I've done some long runs this summer, with two hours on Sunday, and I'm happy to have that under my belt. I'm just looking forward to running in the Olympic Games."

Murray made her half-marathon debut in September of 2011 at the Great North Run and used this year's New York Half Marathon as a tune-up for London in April.

And she admits none of it would have been possible without her coach, Steve Jones.

"I feel I have been so lucky the past few years," she added. "I hardly ran in 2011 with injury but Steve made me believe I could do the marathon well, and London was my focus this spring."

Contextual targeting label:

Non Football Sports

Commenting & Moderation

We moderate all comments on Evening Times on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.

Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.