Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

The thing I do best is laugh.

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running.

Being overseas at the time it all kind of happened was perfect because I had no idea that it was going to attract so much media attention and provoke these lovely people calling in and offering up their opinions and advice.

I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded.

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.