Eilish McColgan nonetheless has her sights set on a medal on the Paris Olympics regardless of a tough 10 months.
A coaching damage noticed the gap runner miss the World Championships and the London Marathon final yr.
The 33-year-old Scot has additionally been grieving the loss of life final November of her stepfather John Nuttall.
“I’ve come again from a hell of loads worse than this,” stated McColgan, who received gold within the 10,000m on the Commonwealth Video games in 2022.
“So I’m nonetheless right here and I nonetheless assume that regardless that I had a difficult 2023 I nonetheless assume I’ve the capabilities of creating the group.
“I’ve the qualifying time so that’s the hardest half out of the way in which. I simply want to indicate I’m not injured and on the proper path in the direction of the Olympics. I really feel assured.”
McColgan, who will most probably compete within the 10,000m and determine on the 5,000m, is stepping up her restoration along with her sights set on France.
Qualifying for the group would make her the primary Scottish athlete to compete at 4 summer time Olympic Video games.
“Making the group might be a large enough problem at this level contemplating the period of time I’ve been off and coming from the place I’ve been – however I might by no means write myself off,” she added.
“I must get into the identical form that I bought into final March and April then I’ll undoubtedly be setting my sights on sneaking an outdoor medal.
“Successful is likely to be exterior my realm however there isn’t any motive I can not be searching for a kind of exterior medals however I’ve to get myself again into form.”