How has the kind of comeback been with Bobby? Like how have you gradually built that fitness back? What's been the approach?

Yeah, I think I was probably a little more conservative this time than I was the first time.

My initial recovery actually was a lot better.

I had like a planned cesarean section instead of an emergency season, which I didn't think would be a huge difference, but I think it really was.

Even just things like the time of day you go in in the morning, you have a baby, you're not awake all night.

or whatever like it's all a very different experience and I had a lot less blood loss this time last time I had a bit like a big hemorrhage so there are a few factors I think that made the initial stages a little easier and I also knew what to expect I kind of knew how I felt last time and how much I could push and then I think once I got back into training I took it a little slower last time I felt like I was in a real rush because the time between the Olympics was three years I'd just come off Tokyo and I was really motivated to try and get back to training and racing as early as I could.

And yeah, I think I probably rushed it a little bit.

is this like 25k

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... your route and I was like, "Whoop." [laughs]

10-6-3-1, yeah.

So 10 minutes, uh, I think it was just gradually getting faster.

At that point, were you getting any sort of feedback on gaps to Caitlin and Millie?

Only from Brady when I said, can you look behind and see where the other girls are? And then it was a bit tricky to see through there, though, so we didn't really know where they were.

I had a feeling Millie would be not that far away, just because she still looked quite strong the last time I'd seen her.

And, yeah, but I had no idea what pace we were running.

We tried to...

Excuse me.

The plan like that we'd sort of discussed during was stay really relaxed till 35 because I know between 35 and 36 that's kind of the last high point and then it's net downhill to the finish.

Did she give you any tips at all throughout the week about Sydney?

Keep going.

Yeah.

I know.

And then he blames you.

Um, Wednesday morning I was in Nagoya.

The others hadn't arrived yet, so I ran by myself that day, and I had my last little session before the marathon.

So I jogged to the Nagoya Castle, and there's a nice little loop around there, which I think might be a bit GPS, uh, friendly, which was good.

That's why you're on here.

So yeah, take it away, Ellie.

Sure.

Um, yeah, so as Nick said, lucky to get away with the win.

I still did a positive split, but I think it was probably only maybe 50 seconds or so.

Um, so yeah, I was happy with that.

I mean, my...

I think my race plan going in was a little, maybe a little more conservative for a few other reasons.

Fully agreed.