8/31/2018 0 Comments August UpdateHaving picked up an injury just before heading off on a training camp I was seeing the physio regularly and rehabing my ankle numerous times a day in order to try and get back to running in time for the camp. Luckily this paid off as I was able to start my run training again while away. No I was not able to complete full running sessions or all of them but it was a step in the right direction. After a cancelled flight and an extra night in Geneva I managed to get home, however this meant that i had one less day at home before racing at the London Triathlon. With only one fully day at home I then packed up my race kit and we headed to London. Despite the race being in the afternoon on Sunday we went up on the Friday so we could watch the race at the Mixed Relay Cup. This was very exciting and enjoyable to watch. Race Day 31 degrees and racing at around 2pm in the afternoon. It was boiling. I was hoping that despite still getting minor pain in my ankle that I would still be able to finish. Turns out my race wasn't the best with a bad swim, poor bike and okay run. I was exhausted, I think the fatigue from the training camp and all the travelling had taken it out of me. I was hoping to rest up quickly and be in better race shape to race the weekend later in Glasgow at the ETU European Sprint Age Group Triathlon Championships. Luckily the journey up to Glasgow was nice and short as we flew. We then hired a car and got to the race location. Registration done, race briefing complete, it was now time to rest up before the race. The difference in temperature between London and Glasgow in a week was awful. On my race morning with my race starting at 9am it was 9 degrees. We had a very early start of 4:15 am, attempted to eat some breakfast and the headed down to the course. I was feeling quite good and confident about the race but about an hour before started to feel really sick. Then unsurprisingly was sick 3 times before the race start and had gone an awful colour. My mum wondered if I would even start the race, because I looked awful. We hadn't travelled all that way (and spent all that money for me not to race) so off I went to the start. We had to be in the holding pen half an hour before with no warm clothes. This was a disaster as I was freezing for the race start and meant it really affected my swim. I had a poor swim and struggled to get going because of the cold. Had a good bike and held the gap for the first half of the race but then started to drop off the pace a bit and then had an okay run. My feet were completely numb on the bike and only started to defrost halfway round the run. It definitely wasn't the race conditions for me. Nevertheless I finished 14th. Not what I had gone there hoping for but after an injury and being ill just before the race, I was happy. Now I have one race left- British Junior Elite Championships at Mallory Park on the 14th of September. I hoping to give this my all and have a solid race after a hard block of training. Thank you to my support team. .
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