I’m excited to be here after Rio, especially since I ran my personal best here in Paris two years ago. We haven’t done a lot of tourism, but I was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday here on the 23rd.
Sometimes it can be difficult to run after such a big event. But now I know what it takes to have a great performance after winning a medal.
Tomorrow the race’s pace should make for a sub 4 minute effort.
Emma Coburn, USA, 3000m steeplechase
Coming to Paris is great. We spent a lot of time in Rio, and it’s nice to get out of the craziness of the Games and to settle down here. We came here straight from Rio on the 19th, just training and resting since then.
My goal for tomorrow and for Zurich will be to try to beat some of the girls that were in front of me at the Games. I also want to improve my personal best from Rio. I’d like to get back in the routine of racing hard and fast and get back that competitive edge.
