Ultra-confident England looks a good bet for Olympic gold to me
ALL SMILES: Hannah England, pictured with Sportsbeat's Tom Reynolds, is hoping to put grins on the entire nation's faces this summer by upgrading World Championship silver to Olympic gold"I think it is really cool and I think the 5,000 people won't realise how lucky they are until the day," she said.
The 24-year-old will, in her own words, unfortunately be training in Florida while the race, which almost 43,000 members of the public applied for and 5,000 will run in, takes place.
Runners - who will take in the entire Olympic park on the route - are coming from as far afield as the Isle of Man, Truro and the Shetland Island but England admits Tallahassee would be a bridge too far.
That may be but she'll definitely be back in the capital for London 2012. And after seeing her serene confidence about events in the capital this week who'd bet against her turning silver into gold?
Hannah England is an ambassador for The National Lottery's Olympic Park Run which takes place on March 31. The National Lottery is contributing up to £2.2billion towards the venues and infrastructure of London 2012 as well as supporting around 1200 elite athletes to benefit from world class coaching and support. To find out more visit: www.nationallotteryrun.com Source: More Than The Games
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