Scottish marathon run Andrew Lemoncello has turned his attention to the track, putting his hopes of a place in the Great British Olympic marathon team aside to concentrate on the 10,000 metres.
29 year-old Lemoncello missed last year’s London marathon through injury, thus spurning his chance to compete over the distance in the capital this summer.
However, seemingly unperturbed, he told BBC Scotland’s Sport Nation of his future plans.
“The track is still very much a reality for me,” he said. “My personal best [in the 10,000m] is not too far off the qualifying time, so I think it’s very possible that I can go there.
“It's a big downer because I really wanted to go for the marathon and run round the streets; with home support there it would just be amazing. I still have the track season that I can aim for, though.
"Obviously I'll have to prove myself worthy with the likes of Mo Farah and Chris Thompson, but there's a third spot there that hopefully I can fight for."
As he continued, Lemoncello also revealed that the 2014 Commonwealth Games are already looming large on his personal horizon.
"Long-term I've got aspirations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games," he added. "Running on home soil is great in London, but then running in Scotland in a championship will just be phenomenal.
"I've definitely got big aspirations for a medal in the marathon there, and maybe even the 10k if I can fit it in, because I'd love to run in a stadium in front of Scottish fans."
