Hawkins still to hear from the Gold Coast organisers

the one who pushed it,” said Hawkins. “I probably could have gone a bit slower and finished. But it’s tough when you’re competitive. As an elite athlete, you do have that competitiveness.

“The fact is I didn’t feel it. So how are you supposed to make a judgment if you’re feeling normal? How do you make that adjustment? Something needs to be done to help athletes before they get to that stage.”

The Great Britain international, who has confirmed he will not compete at this summer’s European Championships in Berlin, has been cleared to resume fitness work on a bike but is still hoping lessons can be learnt from his ordeal.

Scottish Athletics chief Mark Munro said: “We are making a joint submission to the Gold Coast Organising Committee with Commonwealth Games Scotland.

“There are a number of key questions arising out of events on marathon day that we feel need to be addressed.”