I've been a pro athlete since I was 16,
and I’ve been running since I was eight.
Even though we only compete in the summer,
it is an all year sport.
We were in this cycle of
competition, competition, competition, competition.
So you've been doing something like that
since you were eight years old,
Where is the time for fun?
Where's the time for yourself?
Mum and Dad good?
I think they're gonna go on holiday soon actually.
- [Trainer] Where are they gonna go?
- Jamaica.
They wanted me to come to Jamaica
I was like, "I'd love to."
They were like,
"You can come. It'd be a family holiday."
I was like, "I really can't.
I've really got a lot of training to do."
I wanna be the best athlete I can be.
That's still very much my priority
But there is no way that you are going to run fast
or reach your maximum potential
without everything being in line.
Somebody could be the best athlete
but if their head's not in it
or they're just not happy,
they won't perform.
It's just not gonna happen.
When I step on the track I want to win
but that kind of cold mentality towards sprinting
is the polar opposite of who I am in real life.
Cool, rest, walk back.
Go, Go, I’m like ohh
Mad isn’t it?
Honestly.
I don’t know what to say.
It's just me on autopilot.
Like you just gotta keep your legs going.
Very nice yeah.
I think most people
when they get to know me in real life,
they're very surprised that I'm very funny
and very bubbly and very loud.
On Wednesday I was helping one of the
girls with her block technique.
She's far better than me and Shannon were at 16,
she's amazing.
I was like, "I need to retire."
When I was younger,
the older athletes told us
this career isn't forever.
You do have to know who you are outside the sport.
So that when it doesn't go well,
your entire world doesn't collapse.
I’m not good at hair.
So I get it wrong and I’ve got to redo it like 60 times.
My very organized make up bag.
I think a lot of people changed
over the course of the pandemic.
I don't know about everybody, but I certainly did.
Nowadays I really don't wear makeup
unless I'm going to see my friends or racing.
I want to actually live life.
I want to do all this stuff and have an amazing career
and like be super successful on track,
but also have loads of moments of laughter and sparkles
I'm working on prioritizing myself and my friends.
I'm just gonna do me for a bit.
Do you know what I mean?
I’m basically done.
I realized that
there are some stuff
20-year-olds or young people take for granted
that I just had never done.
I've been going to restaurants,
having brunches with my friends,
I've been going out.
And it’s been great.
I stopped writing.
Life was so busy.
But getting back into it,
it’s really empowering and really cool.
I've always found the power of words really interesting.
You can make people feel stuff.
When you push yourself outside of your comfort zone,
that's where you get change.
I’m trying to explore and broaden myself
in different ways for self preservation
and self-esteem and confidence.
I cannot focus on this screen
without my poor glasses.
I’m doing stuff to make myself happy.
I'm training as well,
don't get that twisted.
I'm working very hard.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find somebody
whose life has always been a highlight reel,
like there are definitely ups and downs,
but that's just part of the story.
I think that we all do better though.
just live life however you fancy
and in a way that suits you.
Whether that’s spending time with people you love,
or just prioritizing yourself
you really have to grab life and go for it.