By Andrew Alderson

Nikki Hamblin's coaching saga continues ahead of the London Olympics. She has parted ways with her second coach in a year since the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Hamblin was coached by former middle distance runner Paul Hamblyn until recently but the pair could not agree terms on a sustainable working relationship. Despite efforts by the Herald on Sunday to talk to the pair, it's understood a confidentiality agreement exists.

The 23-year-old runner is renowned for a fiery personality driven by ambition. She is believed to want someone who can dedicate most of next year to focusing on her Olympic campaign. Hamblyn could not guarantee that because he also wanted to spend time with his wife and baby. A friend of Hamblin's, Kyle Barnes, is a possible replacement. He is a Ph.D scholar doing his thesis on "running efficiency".

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