Ciara Mageean

Like, you looked... And I was like, I hate race day because I can't eat.

I'm so nervous.

But...

I absolutely love racing and the competitiveness of it.

Yeah, it's just like a switch hits for me whenever I step on that track.

And obviously, you're so adrenalised.

It's a wonderful thing.

People chase that feeling, skydiving, like jumping out of a plane on Uncharted.

I was like, this feels like race day.

Literally, that's what it feels like.

The heart rate going, the nerves, your body is really in fight or flight mode.

And for me...

That was, it's scary, but it's also I'm feeling most alive.

And standing on the start line, getting ready, whenever the starter calls on your marks and the whole stadium hushes and we take those little steps and toe the line and you're just waiting for the...

off the gun, everything just stands still in you and you're so hyper-focused.

And for me, that was always something that I think I had.

I was a very good championship racer.

Whenever my body played ball and I wasn't injured, that I could just hone in.

And there's also like an aspect to sport, people call it the zone.

It doesn't always happen.