When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.

The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger.

You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.