Marathon sensation Tracey Morris says she will not be rushed into planning her Olympics schedule. "I'm going to sit back and decide what is best for me," said the 36-year-old after securing her surprise Athens spot at the London Marathon.
"Now I just want things to return to the way they were and allow me to prepare for the Olympics by sorting out the best possible training.
"Obviously, I now have a lot more responsibility on my shoulders."
The Leeds-based Welsh runner stunned her rivals to finish as the first British woman home in London, and she has been equally gob-smacked by the media furore that has surrounded her achievement.
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"The press were waiting - they even knew what train I was arriving back on," said the optician's assistant. "It's all surreal, everyone is still talking about the race. I never thought I would be in such a bizarre situation.
"Paula [Radcliffe] has been my heroine. To be in the same team as her is something I have never even dreamed about."
Morris plans to sit down with her coach Steve O'Callaghan to decide how best to prepare for the biggest occasion of her life in Greece on 22 August.
Morris has withdrawn from the Leeds half marathon as she will be joining top British Olympic hopefuls at the Norwich Union warm weather training camp in Cyprus from 12-17 May.
"I haven't received an invitation for the BUPA Great Manchester Run on 23 May - the Leeds race was the only one I had arranged," said Morris.
"We hadn't thought much about what to do after London - but I suppose there is a possibility I could do it."
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