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Already in 2007 I thought I would be able to break the World record in the near future. That time Sammy Tangui was the pacemaker in Lausanne. I liked the way he was running. He is tall, he has a strong body and his stride is similar to mine. I told him in one of the coming years I would need him when I try to break the World record.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.

I find outdoors easier than indoors, but I am more interested in indoor athletics. I prefer it because it is hotter indoors, and I like the shorter laps.

I'm very happy to have set a world record in Tallinn. Estonians sure do love athletics and combined events!

I have been dreaming of an outdoor world record forever. Now I want them all: the 1500, the 5000, even the 800.

I love the 1,500 meters. I knew that, if I had to do it to win, I'd run under 4:05. That means I could pick up 100 points, maybe even 150 points, on anybody in the world.

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

For me, I've not really focused on a world record. I'm just trying to put a complete race together, and when I do that, then fast times will come.