Cool Runnings

Feel the rhythm, feel the ride, let's give it up it's Bobsleigh Time.........COOL RUNNINGS!!!!!!

As you may have guessed my little secret which I couldn't share was that I had trials for the British Bobsleigh Team this week at Bath University. This all came about after I had tweeted a comment following one of my tracks sessions saying 'I think I should try out for the British Bobsleigh Team after my track session on the ice and snow' I then recieved a tweet back saying 'well get in touch with me then' with a link about a Talent Transfer Programme for the 2014 Winter Olympics! So I made contact.

I travelled upto Bath on Tuesday the 4th with my daughter and went out onto the Push Track where we where all given some coaching on how to push the Bobsleigh and more importantly how to get in! I really enjoyed this as it shows you what it's like, I pick up things quickly so had no problems jumping into the sleigh. After we had done some coaching we then had to run three 30mtr time trials through the timing gates, as a sprinter I would have been very dissappointed if I hadn't achieved the standard required, I did mine in 3.95 seconds which I was happy with that not the same as coming out of starting blocks but I didn't mind. I had a good day and even Mia thought it looked good fun although she did keep telling me be careful mummy don't hurt yourself bless her :-)

so now everywhere I look it says that I have made the team and this is true, I do have to have more training and then hopefully very soon I shall be stepping onto the ice and doing it for real! This is when I'm sure I will be SCARED and thinking what have I let myself in for haha.

I do have to clear up though that I am not giving up my athletics, this is just a new challenge for me and I will be doing this in the Winter and my athletics all year round I would love to do both the Summer and Winter Olympics not many people could say that they have done that!
So now I am getting ready to start my indoor season which kicks off tommorrow in Cardiff so I can see where abouts I am in form at the moment. I'm doing the 60mtrs followed by the 200mtrs so it would be nice to have a decent opener and then next weekend I will travel to London, Leigh Valley Arena to do The South of England Championship where again I will be doubling up and hoping to do better than last year and come home with two Golds. I have been busy updating the iPod to get me in the zone, I've been burning up the track in training and I'm looking forward to getting some races under my belt before next months European Championship Trails where it counts the most.

So all that's left to say is let 2011 season begin ;-)