Hey,
So last time I finished on saying how excited I was to be off to
Italy and Loughborough and to say the least I was not disappointed!
Loughborough was a hard week with so many great athletes being involved in the
week away! I learnt so much from the nutrition side of things all the way to
bike set up. All the talks were so interesting and it really helps to know
about why we do the things we do when it comes to pre-race nutrition.
Italy was an experience I will never forget. The group was small
but we all got along so well. The training was so different to what I’ve
done before. It was great to see how the Italians done some of their training.
It was really exciting and it was great to get to know some of them as
hopefully we will be meeting again at international races!
Before I went away to Loughborough and Italy, I participated in the
British Elite Youth Duathlon championships. Let’s say it’s a race I definitely will
not forget anytime soon. So, it started off better than I hoped, I managed to
keep up on the first run with Kate Waugh and Liz Hood, which gave me quite a
bit of confidence. As we got on the bike I was feeling really strong and really
trying to push the pace but then...... MY PEDAL FELL OFF! ( I blame the
mechanic. Aka Dad) The panic that went through
me in that moment was ridiculous. Luckily I didn’t come off my bike, but the
thoughts that went through my head at the time I am laughing at now. I was
thinking I could ride with one pedal. I had about 5 and ¼ miles to go! So that
was never going to happen. Even though I didn’t finish I still took many
positives from the race and wasn’t too upset for too long. Well done again to
the girls who made the podium: 3rd; Liz Hood, 2nd Emma
Clapton and 1st was Kate Waugh.
Between then and now I found out I have been selected for the
Youth Olympic games qualifier in Weert, Holland, where \I will be competing in
my first sprint triathlon and that is in a couple weeks time.
In the mean time I will continue training hard and revising for my
exams with my first being on Friday! It’s a busy month ahead and although there
is a lot to be nervous about, there is just as much to be looking forward to.
Quick update on the swimming front of things; I just competed at
the east region championships, where I got my 200m backstroke NQT! I also got
over a 2 second pb on my 800m free ( already got my NQT so now got it my a
little bit more), so my time is now 9.17.26! This is giving me a lot of
confidence going into Weert where the swim is 750m so I am looking forward to
see how this goes. I medalled in every event individual event I swam and I
really enjoyed the relays I participated in. Overall I was really happy with
the weekend.
I also participated in one of my first 1500m track races a week
ago. I was really happy with the race and I know I can do even better as I get
more experience as track is so very different to road running.
Thanks for reading. I will give another update in a few weeks time
after Weert and I will give the update of how I get on!
Thanks again to all my sponsors for their help and support.
P.S My bike box (sponsored by Gowards funerals services) came in really handy again when I went to Italy and my lovely new Mavic wheels (sponsored by Copy it) helped me and the other British girls fly up the Beautiful Italian hills. I also got to wear my new Zone 3 vanquish wetsuit in Loughborough when we done several mini races, LOVE IT!
