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.

My feelings tried to control me on my run. I had to concentrate fully on forthcoming running and success. I wanted to triumph.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

The thing I do best is laugh.

I'll just let time happen. I don't have to articulate what may be or what may not be. I don't even do that to myself.

Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.

I want to keep my private life private.