Ricky Quintana: I understand that you've [been dealing with] injury and illness in the last few weeks. How have you been able to train the last few weeks?
Shadrack Kiptoo: I've just been doing cross training in the pool for the past month.

RQ: How is your condition?
Kiptoo: Right now, I'm not really in the shape I'm supposed to be. I think tomorrow, I just have to do what I can...my knee is really bad. I tried to do the warm-up and run on the course right now, but when we go downhill, it was so painful. I tried just to fall back and take it easy.

RQ: You've had a lot of injuries this past year. How have you felt about being injured so often?
Kiptoo: It's really disappointing. Usually I don't [go] without running for two days, but I've been having a hard time with this injury. I've been feeling so out of place because I'm not running... I've just been running in the pool, that's about it.

RQ: What do you think about this Foot Locker experience?
Kiptoo: It's a big thing. It's really awesome to be here today and run in this big meet. It's cool that I can run against the fastest kids in the nation. I think it's fantastic.

RQ: When I interviewed you last, you didn't know anything about this race. Did you expect it to be this big?
Kiptoo: At first, I wasn't even sure if I was going to come to Foot Locker. So I didn't have any idea what Foot Locker was. I tried to imagine this big meet and I didn't have a clear understanding [of what it was like]. It's alright.

RQ: What kind of time do you think will win this race?
Kiptoo: I'm not sure. I can't predict right now, but time will tell. The race starts and time will tell by itself.

RQ: Who do you think your main challengers will be?
Kiptoo: I have no idea. All these guys are ready to go. I think I just need to be smart and run smart because these guys are ready.

RQ: Thanks for the interview.
SK: I'm sorry about my English. It's not too good. (Editor's note: Actually, having spoken to Kiptoo, we've found that it's quite good.)