Michael East
Michael East
Michael John Eastis a retired middle distance athlete. His best result came in winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. As of 2009 he is the last British male to win a major 1500m title...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth20 January 1978
CountryUnited States of America
believing field tough
It will be a 'loaded' field and a very tough race, but I'm believing in myself,
although decision late running stress whether
Also I could make a late decision whether to take part, although I stress at the moment, running there isn't on the cards.
control happened
It is something that happened and which I had no control over,
body head heart keen keeps telling
My head and my heart are really keen to race, but my body just keeps telling me I haven't done the work.
american-athlete deciding depends
Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.
american-athlete runners
So when you put the kick in and the other runners go past you, it's game over!
american-athlete gear
Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do.
american-athlete guys left past
If you go too soon, you can come unstuck with 50m left when the guys are going past you.
american-athlete avoid coming guys stuck
If you see swarms of guys coming around you, you have to try and avoid being stuck on the kerb.
american-athlete prefer
If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that.
american-athlete natural nurture
It is a natural gift I was born with but it's something I've had to nurture in training.
american-athlete discovered pace playing
I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.
american-athlete athletics found produce quickly quite running speed taking
I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m.
american-athlete running until
It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago.