Always Pick Out the Positives

Well my indoor season didn't really get under way as I would have liked and it didn't really get much better at the Aviva World Trials and UK Championships which took place last weekend in Sheffield. I kind of feel like I am yet again on the comeback trail after a season away from racing due to injury and I am defiantly not race fit or sharp at the moment. It does take me a while to find my legs so it looks like I need to be finding myself some early races this outdoor season so I am ready for the Olympic Trails which are alot earlier than normal this year.

I did come away from the trials with a Bronze medal in the 200m but I had to fight for that one, there was know way I was returning back to Plymouth empty handed I nearly threw myself over the line!!! I just didn't get out of first gear and again stepped off the track knowing that I had so much more left in the tank!!!!!!! As for the 60m that was just a massive disappointment I ran terrible I scrapped through by the skin of my teeth for the semis and failed to make the final, yet in the warm up area my legs where shifting nicely but as soon as they got on the track it just didn't happen!! So I was annoyed with myself as I know I am in better shape than what I have shown so far!

So its onwards and upwards and back to a grueling six weeks of training with double sessions and it started this week and my body is not liking me at the minute I am counting the days to rest!!! haha. I know I have to push my body as I want to be in the best possible shape come the outdoor season and not leave any stone unturned its all guns blazing!!! I WILL lose weight, I WILL have a six pack back and I WILL run fast...................

2012 Has Started......

I am finally home after my kick start to my 2012 season and it all took place at the NIA in Birmingham at the Birmingham Games.

I can't believe how long it has been since I have actually raced, I am sure it is 10 months since my last competitive race, I did an open meet back in December but for me that wasn't competitive I just went there to see how my body was doing knowing that I wouldn't have to push myself at all, but this weekend was a test for sure!!!
I have mixed emotions about how this weekend went for me I know that I am in great shape but for me as an athlete it takes me a few races to get back race fit and back in the competitive mode again and this weekend proved that!! It was as though I have to teach myself and learn how to compete again!!

The 60meters for me where a disappointment, I use to be a very good starter and have been working alot on my starts and drive phase and am now back to how I use to be but the back end of my racing let me down this weekend I was up there at 40m but then my transition into my top end running went to pot and my shoulders came up around my ears and a monkey jumped on my back, and the only person who was making it hard for me was myself!! I had a easy run in the heats and semi but the final it all went wrong just tightened up and wasn't going anywhere. The positives I can take from this is I know I am in shape to run quick I just need to relax at the back end of my race and I will be fine!! I finished 5th in the final!!! Bad times!!!

Next up was the 200meters and I really enjoy running the 2s indoors and always have. I had a real comfortable run in the heat and won it in a relaxed run of 25.29 and didn't even get out of first gear. In the final I finished second in 24.51 which I am happy with as it wasn't run as well as I should have, I was in lane 6 and I hate not having anyone to chase down, I didn't drive the first bend like I would normally and on the start of the 2nd bend I didn't work the bank but on the plus side I worked the last bend well which I always do and took myself from 4th to 2nd!! So many positives to take from this race I came off the track knowing that I didn't work hard at all throughout the race and had plenty more left in my legs, I know what I have to do to get it right and am now looking forward to the next 200m next weekend at the UK Trials where I will not be leaving anything in the tank or making any mistakes through the race I want a low 23 if it kills me!!

So this week will be a few technical issues addressed and then heading to Sheffield where I will defiantly be running the 2s and will make a decision in the week if I shall do the 60s as well.....