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“I always felt I could close the gap once I started pushing the pace.”

— Catherine Ndereba

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"From the Bible I have learned if you want something good, you must sacrifice."

"If I have nothing to sacrifice, I have nothing to gain."

"I still do intense interval training. I like miles and quarters best. In races I can set my mind, and I believe I could break 2:20 again."

"If I had been able to run naked today, I would have. "Unfortunately I couldn’t, because my daughter was here watching… She wouldn’t like it if her mother was running without her clothes on."

"Takahashi’s run in Berlin made it so much easier for me. "It was like she broke a barrier. Before, women didn't think we could go under 2:20. In future, the next generation will run under 2:18. Maybe they will break 2:15 one day."

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