When I Run In Ethiopia, I Look

I Was The Kind Of Child Who Worked Hard Every Day With The Cows And Sheep - I Was A Very Aggressive Boy.

Like Some High Official, You Have To Tell Your Brain: 'do It. Come On. I Have To Do It.'

What Can You Do If A Part Of It Is Uphill? You Can't Work Out Another Route. You've Just Got To Run The One They Give You. But They Tell Me London Is A Nice Course. Even The Cobbles, I Hope, Are Not Very Much Of A Problem For Me.

My School Was Six Miles Away From Where I Lived On The Farm. I Had To Walk And Run, There And Back Every Day, Through Gorges And Over Rivers. If I Was Late, There Was A Very Big Stick Waiting For Me.

My Father Thought Sport Was Something Fun - He Didn't Know It Was A Way To Make Money. Then I Won A Mercedes At The World Championships And I Gave It To Him. From The Moment It Arrived My Father Said: 'good, You Can Support Not Just Yourself But Me Too'.