"As a kid I remember being fearless. Back then I didn’t worry about expectations. I was unafraid. I was wild and free …"

"I lived in a very disciplined, strict household, where we may not have had everything we wanted but we had everything…"

"We weren’t a rich family but growing up in that environment taught me life lessons about how to work hard and be grat…"

"Since I was young, I was never afraid of a challenge. I always wanted to test myself. I’d run against the older guys.…"

"In the streets I used to lay down buckets and cans to jump over in races. Sometimes I used to put one bucket on top o…"

"To fix this, I had to do some serious soul searching and ask what works for me. It was less a case of giving advice t…"

"I used concrete blocks and sandbags for weights. I'd do an hour of weight training at home in the morning. My uncle, …"

"At lunchtime I'd train at the Domain. I ran in army boots for 30-45 minutes. The theory was that when I didn't have t…"

"Then after work I'd be back at the Domain, or at one of the other parks. I'd be watched by Jim Bellwood, my coach. He…"

"I didn’t expect this fast an opening time because running sub-45 this early in the season, I am really surprised by it"