Eilish McColgan posted this on FB about her DNF in Rome

Obviously I was disappointed to DNF last night in Rome, but I just didn't feel myself right from the gun and not 100% sure why that was the case. Unfortunately I've learnt from experience that when a 10k race is going wrong, it tends to go wrong very early!

I'm trying not to overthink it too much, as training the last 3 weeks in particular has gone extremely well, so I know I'm on the right trajectory. Maybe I got my days down from altitude wrong, trying to run at a different time to what's normal for me. All I know is that's not the Eilish I've seen the past few weeks in training.

But mentally, it was a big step forward to be able to put on a pair of spikes and race on the track again after knee surgery. ? So there are still small positives from every situation.

With 8 weeks between now and Paris, I believe I can get back to my best. But I need the opportunity to get my head down and into consistent training.

We see it all coming together in training, so I know it's only a matter of time until it clicks. ?

Thanks for all the lovely messages. It's appreciated. ❤️ I'll be back sooner than a lot of people may think! Some seem to have very short term memories - like it wasn't just LAST YEAR I ran my fastest ever times...  

Some Facts about this super star: 

Eilish McColgan (born 25 November 1990) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 Metres champion with the Games record, and 5000 Metres silver medallist. McColgan is a four-time European Championships medallist, winning silver medals for the 5000 m in 2018 and 10,000 m in 2022, bronze in the 5000 m in 2022, and a bronze for the indoor 3000 metres in 2017. She is the European record holder for the 10 km road race, and the British record holder for the 5000 m, 10,000 m, 5 km and half marathon. She also holds the European best in the 10 miles on the roads.

posted Friday June 14th