Mizuki Noguchiis a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance... (wikipedia)
If it had been a little cooler, I could have been running 2:18, but in these conditions I am very happy with what I did,
My next aim is to run two hours 18mins, after that of course there is being in Beijing and defending my title in 2008,
In making comparisons, in Athens I just ran my hardest to win, whereas in Berlin the key was maintaining the tempo,
If it happens I go to a race and she's in it, that's fine.
I came here to break the Japanese record. So I'm very happy. If the weather had been cooler, I think I could have run close to 2 hours 18 minutes.