The distance runner missed both the London Marathon and the World Championships due to a training injury last year.
The 33-year-old Scot has also been suffering the loss of her stepfather John Nuttall, who passed away in November.
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 10,000m, McColgan remarked, “I have come back from a hell of a lot worse than this.”
Therefore, I’m still here and I continue to believe that, despite my difficult 2023, I am capable of making the team.