Charlotte Purdue keen to prove a point in the London Marathon after Tokyo Olympics snub

Charlotte Purdue says her saga with UK Athletics has tainted her want to characterize Team GB as she seems to prove a point in Sunday’s London Marathon.

Purdue was snubbed for the Tokyo Olympics due to what she describes as an improper choice course of. She appealed, insisting information cited about her health was false, however was finally unsuccessful in overturning the name.

The 30-year-old’s private better of 2hr 25.38min at the 2019 London Marathon made her the fourth quickest British lady to ever run 26.2 miles. The profitable time in Tokyo, by comparability, was 2:27.20, albeit in humid circumstances.

Charlotte Purdue was ‘deeply harm’ after being controversially disregarded of the Tokyo Olympics

Purdue stated she had used the ache of her Olympics omission as motivation to put together for the race. She added that she wouldn’t rule herself out of representing Team GB completely however that this had harm her deeply.

‘It’s positively tainted my want,’ Purdue stated. ‘Obviously it is an honour to run for Great Britain so I feel like I’ll simply sort of transfer on from this. I’d clearly love to characterize GB once more however positively, I received’t neglect about this complete 12 months and state of affairs.

‘I was gutted. It was a big blow for me because I’d been fascinated with Tokyo for therefore lengthy, attempting to make that workforce and clearly it’s the Olympics.

‘It’s the pinnacle of our sport however, for me, specializing in one thing else actually helped. Once I had the London Marathon to look ahead to, I put all my focus into coaching for that. I attempted to concentrate on that and neglect about Tokyo. The point to prove is extra to myself, that I’m again to my finest somewhat than me proving to another person.’

Purdue has used the ache of her Olympics omission as motivation to put together for Sunday’s race

According to Purdue, one among the false allegations made in opposition to her in the choice assembly was that she was operating simply half-hour a day. Purdue wrote to UK Athletics chief Joanna Coates, who replied in March to say she acknowledged her factors.

Meanwhile, Purdue stated the case of Sarah Everard, the 33-year-old who was tragically kidnapped, raped and murdered, has made her take into consideration coaching.

She feels it’s a unhappy actuality that in 2021, girls are unlikely to really feel secure sufficient to run alone after darkish: ‘I have been thinking about that a lot for the last few days.’

TV: London Marathon, LIVE on BBC One from 11am Sunday.