Kelly Holmes

800m legend

I have one very strict pre-race superstition - I always lay my kit out the night before a race.

Every single thing has to be laid out!

I have to have my shoes under my chair, my shorts, vest, everything has to be how I have it.

No matter where I go in the world, I do the same and it never changes.

Sometimes, if I have the opportunity, I'll go down to the track to get an idea about the wind direction and the feel of the surface.

Each track is different - some are hard and fast, while others are slower.

It's not a definite must, but I do it more for indoor tracks because it's a very different style of running.

Indoor tracks are different because you're running on a 200m circuit, rather than a normal 400m outdoor track.

But if it's a new track and environment, I'll go and check it out.

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