Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can.
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'
When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.
I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
My father didn't think running was sensible. He told me running is just wasting time.
What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.