Tasha Danvers has endured 18 months to forget since claiming Olympic bronze but the Croydon Harriers star insists a rushed return is the last thing she will be doing in 2010.

Danvers was the surprise package of the Beijing Olympics, climbing the podium in the 400m hurdles despite injury-hit preparations and failing to win the GB trials.

Since her Chinese revelation the 32-year-old has been plagued by more injuries which restricted her to just six competitive appearances in 2009 and none so far this year.

While quick to admit she is not far away from rediscovering her Beijing mojo, Danvers's 2010 race calendar will remain a blank canvas until she is fully fit.

“I am not going to make any decision on what I am going to do this year until I have got myself properly fit and I am running as I want to be,” said Danvers, speaking in her role as an ambassador for the Aviva UKA Academy Awards scheme.

“I have ongoing struggles with my shin but everything has been going fairly well lately so hopefully the plan is to do one of the Grand Prix’s and then look to the trials later in the summer.

“I am definitely not going to be making any plans as to whether I’ll go to the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games until I am running well and I know where I am.

“The Commonwealths are in October this year and people have asked me if they are a bit too late but I don’t think they are and if I am fit it’s definitely something to consider.”

While her relatively low-key start to the season makes her a leftfield choice for a medal at the Europeans in August, Danvers believes the hardships of last year could make her one-to-watch in Barcelona.

“I have definitely learned a lot of lessons on the back of last year because it was really frustrating to miss the World Championships but you can learn from every situation,” she said.

“On the back of the Olympics you always want to be out there competing at things like that but you have to do the best with the cards you are dealt and so I have got to move on from that now and hopefully do well this summer.

“There are obviously two chances to get medals at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games and while I am not sure what I am doing yet I am confident if I can get myself fit then I can run well and challenge.”

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