Asda Athletes

Hey,

I visted the store today and got presented with the cheque from when the athletes from my training group and I did some bag packing :) a few weeks ago.

This past month has been a bit busy with me starting sixth form etc so when I came to the store today, I let the community life champion that I have been working with for the past year know how I am and how my injury has come along and that Im back in training for the winter now. It was really just a nice little catch up.

:) x

Last week the majority of my athletics group and I did some bag packing to raise some money at my partnered ASDA store. It started off a little bit slow but soon after things started rolling and we ended up raising a fantastic £503!

With the money raised I will give half to my athletics club and the rest towards travel, training & physio expenses.

We also enjoyed helping and talking to the customers about how amazing the Olympic opening ceremony was!

Hi Guys,

Earlier this month I represented South East of England at the 2012 Sainsbury’s School Games. It was a competition held from May 6th-9th comprising of a range of sports, there was gymnastics,swimming, and cycling just to name a few.

Athletics was on the last day and was I excited… When the day arrived all I could think about was stepping onto the actual Olympic Track that the world’s best athletes will soon be on.

I wasnt really nervous for our 4×300m Relay as I knew the girls and I worked well together and that we would all do what was needed to be done. I was last leg so I got to cheer the girls on, we were in second position when the baton got handed to me, so as soon as I recieved it all I had in mind was to chase the girl infront of me. I overtook her just coming off the back straight and We Won :D.

Next up was my individual 300m race, now I was nervous because after the relay I did feel a little fatigue. I had a talk with my coach and she hyped me up and made me believe I could run the fastest 300m I’ve ever ran before.

With that in mind I just stayed focused and thought about what Jane said. When the gun went I ran as fast as I could all the way to the finish line.

I won in a new personal best and championship best performance in 38.43secs :). I was soo soo happy, it couldn’t have been done in a better place than the Olympic Stadium itself.

The stadium was amazing and the track felt super fast. It just feels special to say I was one of the last few to test and be on the track before the 2012 London Olympic Games begin.

Hey Everyone,

2 weeks ago I ran at the NIA Birmingham for the 2012 U20/U17/U15 Indoor National Championships. Birmingham is my favourite place to compete indoors and it was a great weekend.

On the Saturday I ran my 300m heats and semi’s and I felt really comfortable, this was good because prior to the championships I had a slight tweak in my left hamstring and couldn’t run without feeling any sort of pain.

Sunday was really busy for me I had my 200m heats in the morning, later on I had my 300m finals where I came 1st with a time of 39.16 which is my season’s best and the fastest time In the UK so far this year. Just 15minutes later it was my 200m semi finals which meant I had to come straight off the track after my 300m final and quickly go back to call room for 200m. I had to receive my 300m medal after the race. I qualified for the 200m finals which was later that day.

In the end I came 3rd in the 200m with an indoor best time of 25.02 which ranks me 3rd in the UK this year. By the end of the championships I was very tired and just glad my body got through all of the rounds.

Also I’m very pleased that I was able to retain my Under 17 300m Indoor title from last year

Hey Everyone,

2 weeks ago I ran at the NIA Birmingham for the 2012 U20/U17/U15 Indoor National Championships. Birmingham is my favourite place to compete indoors and it was a great weekend.

On the Saturday I ran my 300m heats and semi’s and I felt really comfortable, this was good because prior to the championships I had a slight tweak in my left hamstring and couldn’t run without feeling any sort of pain.

Sunday was really busy for me I had my 200m heats in the morning, later on I had my 300m finals where I came 1st with a time of 39.16 which is my season’s best and the fastest time in the UK so far this year. Just 15 minutes later it was my 200m semi finals which meant I had to come straight off the track after my 300m final and quickly go back to call room for 200m. I had to receive my 300m medal after the race. I qualified for the 200m finals which was later that day.

In the end I came 3rd in the 200m with an indoor best time of 25.02 which ranks me 3rd in the UK this year. By the end of the championships I was very tired and just glad my body got through all of the rounds.

Also Im very pleased that I was able to retain my Under 17 300m Indoor title from last year.