She lives in Oakland, Calif., with husband and coach Tom Craig . Of all the Olympic scenarios I envisioned, getting sick and not being able to compete was not one of them. It was really hard for me to watch the Olympics or to read about it. A race like that would have been to my advantage. But had I been in it, it probably would have been a different race.
Every competitor brings something different to the pot.
You withdrew before a September 12 deadline. I knew a little about how I recover. And I know a lot about what I need to compete at that level. I had already missed quite a bit of training. My lungs were burning.