Eilish McColgan says winning gold at this summer’s World Championships is a “pipe dream” and she is instead focusing on breaking the 30-minute barrier in the 10,000m.<\/span><\/p>\n She returned to light training at the weekend and thinks gold in Budapest in August is now less likely.<\/span><\/p>\n “That would exceed my goals right now because of the setbacks,” she said.<\/span><\/p>\n “I think it would be a pipe dream right now, but I am not going to set myself any real limits. <\/span><\/p>\n “To be in Budapest and be at the start and healthy would be a big achievement to be honest.”<\/span><\/p>\n McColgan won 10,000m gold in the European Championships in 2021 and then at the Commonwealth Games 12 months later, before creating history in March of this year by setting a new British record of 30:00.86.<\/span><\/p>\n “My big thing this year would be to break the 30 minutes in the 10k,” she added. <\/span><\/p>\n “I think there are only 12 women in the world who have done that – it would be a big achievement for me.<\/span><\/p>\n “Earlier in the year, I had no doubt I could break 30 minutes. Now there is a little bit of a doubt because I haven’t been able to train for the last so many weeks.”<\/span><\/p>\n The one bonus for McColgan is that her knee problem did not require surgery and now she can concentrate on completing her rehab and improving her best ever time.<\/span><\/p>\n
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