Greg Rutherford considers 4x100m relay in Glasgow
Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford says he may try for England's 4x100m Commonwealth Games relay squad.
Last Updated: 03/12/13 2:17pm
The 27-year-old, who became only the second British man to win Olympic long jump gold when he leapt to victory at London 2012, also competes at the 100m and has a personal best of 10.26, set in 2010.
Thanks to some encouragement from former Olympic and four-time long jump world champion Dwight Phillips, Rutherford is willing to explore his potential on the track.
"I find it works for me. It helps on the runway," said Rutherford."I am looking to sprint a bit again and see what I can do on the flat.
"(It would be) great if I could run quick enough for that (making the relay squad), I go out there to run quickly.
"It's whether that is quick enough with all the young sprinters we've got... and then the likes of Dwain (Chambers) and Harry (Aikines-Ayreetey).
"Whether I could do that we will find out next year - I'm not going to say I want to go out there and be a member of the team."
Rutherford endured a difficult 2013, which included a loss of sponsor funding from Nike before a hamstring injury suffered in July led to his World Championship campaign coming to an abrupt end after he failed to reach the final in Moscow the following month.
He also changed coaches, from the United States-based Dan Pfaff to sprints specialist Jonas Taiwah-Dodoo.
Rutherford could next compete at indoor races in Lee Valley in January or the World Indoor trials in Sheffield but he is loath to commit until his injury has fully healed.
"I'm still at the back end of healing," he added. "I won't go and run unless I feel I can run quick."
