Hi Guys,

I’m glad I can say I have recovered from my ankle injury in good time, but where did the month go? Time seems to be flying by! The rehab has paid off, along with lots of rest in between.

I’m back at university and well – into my second year of sports science, so I was able to pick some modules that I enjoyed as well as other core modules that come with doing a pathway. I chose the ones that were based on sociology and psychology as I have a keen interest in them.

My plans for the season haven’t been clarified yet; they still need to be discussed with my coach but of course I trust in whatever he decides whether or not I have an indoor season.

Well I’m going to keep it short and sweet. It’s getting cold already and hardcore winter training has begun, so let get this show on the road!

Catch me next time.

PSDx

Sprained ankle…

Oh yes!! What a way to end the season just before the semi's of the World Championships. Injuries are really annoying because you can’t train properly but a sprained ankle is the worst!

So for now it’s REHAB, REHAB, REHAB. I have got to say the World Championships were really good. It was a very good experience, being amongst the world's best athletes made me feel really special. They were my first major championships and I hope there are many more to follow for me.

I'm back to Uni at the moment and ill be back to hardcore training really soon as I finished my season mid august. I’m pretty excited about getting back into it. When I think back I am actually very pleased with my performance this year. I have made some great achievements like being selected for the Senior World Championships, attaining a personal best of 55.26 and having the title of European Under 23 Champ. Good job!


Anyway

What a busy season I’m having!

Hi guys,

What a busy season I’m having!

It's been the longest one I've ever had. I was part of the European U23 team and I made a debut appearance at the World Championships to do 400m hurdles and 4x400.

The European U23's in Lithuania were really good fun. The food was not exactly my cup of tea but I still managed to bring back the gold!

The World Championships were another important stepping stone in my athletics career. I am only 20 years old so I was really happy to be competing for my country against the world's best athletes.

Essentially, I went out to Berlin for the experience and to learn from the older and more experienced athletes. I feared that I wouldn't make it through to the first round. However I managed to make it to the semi's and finish 7th (with a sprained ankle).

I was excited about taking part in the relay but unfortunately I sprained my ankle before the semi finals so that was out of the question. Bit of a bummer really!

Having the injury meant that my season was over. So now I'm just going to relax and recover slowly and prepare myself for the hard work ahead of me.

Anyway gotta go. By the way I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported me during this season.


X PSD x

Well well we meet again…

It's been a busy month for me. I've had the South of England Championships, the Under 23 European Trials, the World Trials, the European Championships and London Grand Prix and in between I've attended two McCain Track and Field Roadshows.

Even thinking about my hectic schedule is exhausting. Lol.


Things have been looking good I've been doing a mixture of 400m and 400m hurdles races. Firstly the South of England Championships held in Watford were a success and I came 1st in the 400m. I went on to compete at the European U23 trials at Bedford where I came first place as part of the U23 GB team. We then flew out to Lithuania and I bought back the gold medal.


Between the two comps I competed in the 400m at the world trials at Birmingham (Gotta love that track). I managed to attend the Birmingham McCain Track and Field in the town centre. I had never visited the centre before but I will definitely be going back, it's massive.

There was a really good turnout on the day, people of all ages came and had a go at various athletics activities such as the long jump, strength training and track running. The McCain Track and Field tent was huge and housed 6 different stations that tested your health, reactions, power, accuracy, jumping ability and speed. It was a really entertaining day!


I did best at the reaction testing station where the aim was to hit as many targets as possible in 30 seconds.I attended the London roadshow on Wednesday the 22nd of July and was able to have another shot at testing my reactions. I managed to get to the top of the leader board.

Celebrations were kept to a minimum though as my next comp was six days away and I had to prepare for the London Grand Prix. The following Tuesday I was waiting to hear if I had made it onto the World Championships Team. And yes I was selected to compete for my country at the biggest athletics meet of the year in the 400m hurdles and 4x400.

Well what a jammed pack month and it doesn't stop there. Berlin here I come...

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We meet again! Time does certainly fly. So I've had good progress after overcoming my quad injury, being able to carry out full training, race over the hurdles and running a personal best or close to it.

I managed to get a few race s in and around Europe. I also competed in Chania, Greece where I ran 56.75 for the 400m hurdles and then I was in Geneva where I ran a 57.01. Not bad for openers.

The weekend just gone I was in Watford, competing in the South of England championships. I switched to the 400m and I had a good heat which gave me good confidence. Then it was all smiles for me on the Sunday where I had a victory run and pulled out a personal best. Thanks to the good weather!

During my busy schedule I fit in time to teach Channel 4 presenter Rick Edwards how to hurdle. I must say he was pretty impressive for a first timer and he was even confident enough to race me. You can see the outcome when it airs on C4 on the new McCain Track & Field Show, starting on the 26th July, 8:30am.

This weekend Bedford will be holding the u23 European trials which will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania in mid July. I'll be doing my specialist event. So wish me luck!

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Well it's been a busy month for me. I haven't stopped. I finished my last exam on May 18th. Since then I've just been training and travelling.

I've competed in a few races aboard. Two weeks ago I was in Greece where I competed in my first hurdles race, which I ran in 56.75. The week following I travelled to Switzerland where I ran my race in 57.01. So far so good bearing in mind I've just come back from a quad injury that happened at the BUCS (British University and College Sport). My next race will be the South of England Championships held in Watford, so I'm working towards that.

I have so much free time on my hand seeing as uni has finished until October. So, other than training hard, I'm going to make the most of trying to meet up with friends and family. I don't really have any other hobbies except I love to shop, shop, shop! And moving back home I've realised how much stuff I actually own (too much)! I'm looking forward to doing work with McCain this summer as they are planning to film me in action. I'll be attending a few of the roadshows and help give people a taste of the sport of athletics. Whoopee! I'm excited and hope the roadshows will attract good turn outs and result in an increase of many more youngsters participating in Athletics.

Well that's enough from me but you won't be getting rid of me that easy as I'll be back with another update soon! x