Asda Athletes

After finally being home for a week, I went into ASDA Perth to visit Fi Penman, to organise fundraising dates, and collect my initial £500 cheque. (which I am hoping to put towards getting a road bike to help me with dry land training)

This year I am planning to help out with a number of the other store charities throughout the summer once my exams are over. I shall keep you updated on how they go.

The picture is from the Giant Slalom at The British Schoolgirls’ Races in Flaine where I competed in at the end of January, coming first in the slalom race, and second in the GS.

So the 2011/12 Alpine season has come to an end, and its safe to say that I’m really happy with the way the last 2 weeks have gone at the British Alpine Champs in Meribel, France.

I came away with 1 win, 6 second places, and 1 third, so there is definitely a lot of room for improvement, however, it means that my motivation is high to return next year to try and take more gold medals home.

My win came in the British Junior Downhill (under 21’s), my least trained discipline, and was a huge surprise. With bright sunshine and amazing snow conditions, it was so much fun, and was easily one of the best days of the year so far. Unfortunately I missed out on the win in the senior Downhill but 0.3 seconds … A tiny margin on a 1 minute 50 course.

On a more positive note, I scored my best Super-G result the previous day, and cannot wait to ski more speed (Downhill and Super-G) next season.

In addition to the individual discipline results, I also took home second place overall at the British Senior and Junior Championships.

I am currently back in the team apartment in Austria taking a few days off before getting back on the slopes for some ski testing and then some (what I am sure are going to be tough)land training involving hiking and a lot of gym sessions before finally heading back home for the summer to finish school.

A huge THANK YOU has to go out to ASDA, BSS (Britsh Ski and Snowboard), Salomon, LSC (Ladies Ski Club), my parents and everyone who has helped me this season, I could not have achieved any of these results without your support.

So … Goal #2 for the season has now been reached, and I have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Junior Championships in Rocarasso, Italy at the end of February/ March.

This is the first time that I have been selected for this competition, and am so excited to be competing against the best juniors in the World.

Tomorrow I am heading out to Austria for the rest of the season, and will be racing at the end of next week at some Dutch races before heading to Italy. You can see all of my results at: http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&listid=&competitorid=146610&type=result

or follow me on twitter @Charlie_Guest1

Look forward to updating you with some good results,

So, I have just returned from a week of holiday in the north of Italy near Milan, where I was staying with another 3 of my team mates. It was extremely odd to be travelling without skis, and all the extra baggage that usually comes with ski training.

Unfortunately , the holiday cannot last , and I am back into training this week with frequent gym visits and a lot of running in the rain, but im looking forward to getting back into routine, and shaping up before my next fitness test on the 3rd of September.

I shall keep you updated on progress. :)

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