“It is dangerous for people to see comments like that and think that is how you have to be.

“I am healthy, my body is healthy. Just because I have a small body frame doesn’t mean I have an eating disorder.

“I have people messaging me telling me they need to run so long on the treadmill each day just to balance calories and that’s just not anything like how it is.

“I eat what I want, I’m a normal person. I got a box of donuts the other day because I wanted a box of donuts.

“It also detracts from people who are actually suffering from eating orders. These are serious issues.”

McColgan is stepping up her training for her debut at the London Marathon as she moves into a new part of her career.

The 34-year-old, a Commonwealth champion at 10,000m, is excited to get to the start line having had to withdraw from the 2023 race with an injury and admits she is heading into the unknown.

“It’s a new challenge, but it is a natural progression,” the Scot added. “It has taken me a bit longer than normal.

“It is just the way my career has pathed out, there is not much I can do about that. I have absolutely loved my track career and this new chapter on the road is in the early stages.

“It is like you are doing a new sport really. Everyone has to start somewhere and 26 miles is difficult for everyone when you first do it.”