The Challenge: Australia- Ryan Gallagher

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Why did you want to do The Challenge?

There's a lot of things that I want to do to push myself out of my comfort zone that I usually keep myself in. You only have a certain amount of years to live and I want to look back when I'm older and be very proud of myself.

I also want to win the money to help me and my family, which means a lot to me.

What are your strengths and weaknesses coming into The Challenge?

I'm a really good runner and I run between 8 - 14k every second day. Plus, I can eat anything! I'm pretty headstrong with swallowing any type of food.

I'm ok at swimming and being in cold water, but one of my weaknesses is heights, so being on buildings and cliffs is a bit of a shock to my system.

But my biggest weakness would be that I won't screw anyone over to get to the finish line. I don't have it in me, and if I did win I would never forgive myself because I think that someone else would be more deserving. If I got to the final it would have to be the right way.

How do you handle confrontation?

I handle confrontation pretty well. I can definitely deflect, and I'm very good with words which has gotten me out of a lot of crap when I was younger and had a big mouth.