At it again

As I mentioned in my last post I kicked off my indoor season on the 9th with a visit to Cardiff and I was delighted with how I performed. I opened up with my quickest openers ever and ran 7.42 over the 60mtrs and I didn't even get out of first gear so it gave me a lot of confidence in knowing that I can go faster.

Training has been going great and I have only just in the last two weeks began my speed element of training alot of my training has been based on getting stronger with over distance work and a lot of lactic.Now I have dropped the distances down and concentrating on achieving maximum speed and the times I have been producing are the quickest I have ever run. I now just need to carry that over into competition and hopefully come to the UK Indoor Trails when it counts most I can do that.

As many athletes know things don't always go according to plan I had five years of that but last year I put all that behind me. When things are going so well there is something that is sent to try us and for me this happened last Thursday during my last run in training when my hamstring decided to go tight, I took a visit to the physio and had some work done and was told to rest up before racing at the Southern Champs. Come the Southern's I decided to run anyway as my leg felt ok but as I got through the rounds it got tighter and tighter and as a result it has effected my back. So I've been resting on my back with my feet in the air and having lots of physio to try and get myself fixed. I am a firm believer that things like this happen for a reason maybe I am meant to save myself till next month and get my body back to full fitness. I'm not going to lie it's painful but I'm sure in a few days my physio, who has magic hands, will have me back on the track and ready to roll again. I'm not going to be racing anymore this month and will step back on the track in feb at the Birmingham Games, failing that I will be at the trials!

I just have to be patient at let my body heal, I know I am in good shape and ready to roll.

I do have to say how great it was to see the return of J'nette Kwakye to form after a few years plagued with injury and see her open up her season with European Qualifier, Stadium Record, and fastest time in Europe that's how you do it ;-)