"Supporting local athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers"
The 2011/12 GO GOLD Athletes and Ambassadors aim to blog about their competitions and training sessions at least quarterly to keep LRS updated on their progress.
Clicking on an athlete will also give you access to their individual profile and updates.
Injury
Last weekend at saffron lane was another opportunity for me to jump far in the long jump
But i failed to compete to the best i could in result to being injured.
100m -13.0 triple jump-10.21 long jump- *no attempts
Bad performance
5th May, 2013
01.05.13 1500m open race Watford
My first track race of the year! Unfortunately I was hoping to run an 800m, but then realised only 1500m and 3000m races were being run a couple of days before the event! I ran a mediocre race and was a bit disappointed, getting a slower time than I had hoped for. However it still ranks me 6th on the UK rankings at the moment, and it was only my first track race of the year!
Hoping for a better 800m race next weekend at Corby :)
4th May, 2013
Training
Training is going well at the moment and im looking forward to my first super series race in May. Its the first open water lake swim tomorrow morning at Bosworth Water Park. Its going to be cold, 12 degrees
3rd May, 2013
English Schools SA
I have been selected to swim in the English Schools Inter Divisional Championships in Liverpool in June, I will be swimming for the East Midland team. I will be swimming the 200m Breaststroke and 100m breaststroke.
2nd May, 2013
International Children Games in Canada
I have been selected to represent Leicester in the International Children Games, which is taken place in August in Canada. I am so excited, it will be a great experience for me:)
2nd May, 2013
Leicestershire County Champs
In April I competed in the Leicestershire County Champs, the highlight of all my swims was that I was the fastest overall sprinter for the 2nd year running. They add all 50m sprints; butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke and front crawl and whoever has the fastest time wins the title.
2nd May, 2013
belgium camp
just returned from a belgium judo camp. fighters from france, holland, sweden and germany were all present. it was a good experience. i am now heading to lithuania for a european competition, followed by a training camp.
2nd May, 2013
False start
Last Sunday, 28th April, should have been the start of my outdoor season with the first Youth Development League fixture at Saffron Lane. Unfortunately there was a really strong headwind, so strong, that it meant that I was unable to jump! My season now looks like it will begin at the Midland League division 1 match in Wolverhampton on 18th May.
Training is going really well and I should be vaulting on longer poles this summer.
2nd May, 2013
BMX Racing - Double National Win
On 27th and 28th April I competed in Rounds 2 & 3 of the BMX National Series at Cyclopark, Gravesend, Kent. I raced in 3 motos and a semi final each day and qualified for the final. I came first in the final on both days.
1st May, 2013
ESSA
I have been selected to swim in the English Schools Inter Divisional Championships in Liverpool in June representing the East Midlands. I will be swimming the 200 IM and 200 backstroke.
1st May, 2013
Stockport Open Swimming Meet
In April I entered the Stockport Open Meet and I completed in 6 events. I achieved a PB in the 100 Breaststroke and a PB in the 50 Backstroke. I qualified for the 200IM skins final and came 3rd.
1st May, 2013
County Age Group Championships
I completed in 8 events in the County Championships. I achieved 6 PB's and was Junior and Open Champion in the 200 Backstroke and 200 IM
1st May, 2013
An Under 19 2nd for Leanne.
I have recently taken part in the Boston Junior Open 2013, in the Girls Under 19 age group. I played up as you can use 2 results from a higher age group. I won 2 of my matches 3-0 and lost a match 3-0 whish meant I claimed 2nd place. Now I have to train hard and prepare for the next tournament which is in Surrey in May.
1st May, 2013
An all Leicestershire affair
On the 6th/7th April I played at the regional championships for the East Midlands Girls Under 17 team. I only moved up into the under 17 age group the week before so I knew it would be hard. The team was made up from 3 Go Gold atheletes me, Lily Taylor, Mari Taylor and then my older sister Chelsea. We finished 5th out of 8 teams. Hopefully next year this placing will improve.
1st May, 2013
Simon takes 2nd
On the 13th of April I played in the Boston tournament in the Boys Under 13 event. I won my first match 3-0, and then went into the semis where I played an opponent I hadn't played before and I won 3-0 but the rallies were alot longer and the match alot tougher. In the final I faced a boy who is over a year older than me and that I had never beaten. Unfortunately on this occassion I lost 3-1. In a couple of weeks I have a silver event in Surrey then lots more training.
1st May, 2013
Simon represents the East Midlands
Over the weekend of the 6th/7th April I represented the East Midlands at the regional championships in the Under 13 Boys event. I played at number 2. We worked really well as a team and I got some results against other regions that I didn't expect. I played a North East player and after a hard match I lost 3-2, but I had never got more than 5 points in a match against this opponent before so I am really pleased. My hard training is making a big difference.
1st May, 2013
April 2013 blog
I have been training hard through the last 6months. My coach and I decided not to take part in the indoor competitions and to focus on outdoors. My season starts on 19th may opening at Loughborough international. I feel fit and ready to compete and hopefully all the hard work pays off and I jump further. I have been working on all factors in the triple jump but mostly my strength. I can't wait to get out there and compete! Wish me luck :) xx
1st May, 2013
Fell running
On Saturday 27th April i went to shropshire and competed in the second race of the Junior English National fell running championship. There are six races and it is your four best results that are counted. I won by 30 secounds and was delighted to win because i had a good battle with a well known fell runner that ended in me breaking him on the last hill. My next race is another fell run in lancashire, after that i have lots of track races that im looking forward to.
30th Apr, 2013
Dwars door de Westhoek Belgium
As our usual sprinter is injured at the moment, it was decided that my team would work for me in this 125 km race. It ended in a mass sprint for the line where I managed to finish 6th after such great team effort, because it was on cobbles the position you went into the finish was pretty much where you stayed. I would have liked to have got myself a bit closer to the front but I'm still happy to finish in sixth. This was my fourth top-10 finish so far this season.
30th Apr, 2013
Dwars door Vlaanderen (Across Flanders)
I managed to finish in fourth place, my highest placing to date in the pro ranks, having led out my team mate Dutch Olympic Champion Kirsten Wild for the win. The race was relatively short at 77km, which we completed in just under 2 hours."It was such a good day, I made a lot of attacks and still came fourth even though I was on the front sprinting from 600m to go. But the main thing was that Kirsten won which was great". It was great to be involved with the win as our team controlled the whole race.
30th Apr, 2013
Selections
Had my first national series which was selection for Youth Olympics, after a week of ilness I was pleased to finish the race top 15! Hoping for better results in the isle of man this weekend.
Also been to the track for a selection for the Inter Regionals, after winning all of my events I'm looking forward to seeing who gets selected!
Really looking forward to the racing season really kicking off now and the next 4 Youth Olympic selection races!!
30th Apr, 2013
National Championships 2013
On Sunday I competed at the National Race Walking Championships in Coventry, where I finished in second place in a personal best time of 26.25 for 5km. Since February of this year, I have knocked over a minute off of my personal best time, which is due to a lot of training both before, during and after the Leeds Camp in early April. It was a great race, and I even surprised myself at how well I performed on the day. I can't wait to carry on training and I aim to get my times down even further!
30th Apr, 2013
Start of the Season
After a long cold winter the Golf season has finally started and the competitions are coming thick and fast. I have made some technical changes over the winter and I have been pleased with the start of the season so far. I managed to win the Leicestershire U35 tiltle for the second year in a row and have just had a well placed 6th in the Robin Fraser County mens tournament. I am off to play in The Fairhaven Trophy at Blackpool over the weekend and will let you know how I get on.
30th Apr, 2013
National Club Indoor Hockey Finals
It was a disappointing end to the competition as we didn't fulfil our potential shown earlier in the day but we didn't pull it out of the bag at the right time so our opportunity was missed. Despite the initial disappointment I realised coming in the top 4 in the country is a great acheivement which shouldn't be overlooked. Time to look forward to summer league and concentrate on further improving my skills and fitness to my top most ability as everything always lead up to the start of next season when anything can happen! (4/4)
29th Apr, 2013
National Club Indoor Hockey Finals
The semi-final was a tight affair with decisions going either way but the opposition opened the scoring and gained a 2 nil lead when our heads were down.We fought hard and managed to win some penalty corners where one resulted in a goal with a couple of minutes left to go but it had come too late and the ball wasn't put back in play quick enough to gain a corner or a goal to take the game to penalty strokes. (3/4)
29th Apr, 2013
