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
Athlete Blogs
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.
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
National Club Indoor Hockey Finals
By the third game we were into the stride of indoor hockey with our passes and shots being quicker and more accurate. With tightening of skills throughout the team we won 5-1 where I continued to score some goals. It is a shame as a team we didn't keep a clean sheet but the nature of indoor allows the game to be more open with both teams always with opportunity to get on the scoreboard. Winning all three games secured our place in the semi-final. (2/4)
29th Apr, 2013
National Club Indoor Hockey Finals
On Saturday, I played for my club in the U18 National Indoor finals. It took a bit of time in the first group game for us to settle into the indoor style of hockey after having only one training session prior to this competition due to it being postponed in January but we won 3-1. The second game was tighter and toughly fought as both teams had settled into playing hockey and passages of play linked well together. We fought hard and came out on top winning 4-3 and I scored 2 goals to help us secure the win. (1/4)
29th Apr, 2013
2013 now in U16s squad
Selected for U16s Midlands Academy RFL for 2013 season.
Having had a shortened season last year due to injury, I was lucky to get selected for the U16s.
Played the first game of the season against top club academy, Wigan, away Thursday night with a 7.30pm KO!!!
Midlands lost but I managed to score a try:- http://youtu.be/OklnElPbr14
Played again, away, against North East Academy at Darlington and we lost again but this time the score was closer.
Third game against London Broncos (at home, hooray!) we beat them, convincingly too.
Looking forward to the next game against Cumbria, to be played this Sunday at Hinkley RFC.
29th Apr, 2013
2013
After a difficult start to 2013 it didnt get any better!!!
I have had a number of health issues this year that have had an impact on my training, due to health i also missed the trials for the world championships.
Im focusing right now on getting fit again and back to full training, i have taken full advantage of the free gym memberships that go gold awarded use and want to thank you guys for that!!!
i'll keep you guys updated on my progress thanks again GO GOLD
29th Apr, 2013
National Champion 2013!
After a bulk of hard training it has started to pay off, three PB's in three weekends! Today was the national championships which took place in Coventry. I hadn't done a 10km in training for a few weeks due to a minor hip injury but that didn't stop me from training hard and competing even harder! I knocked just under a minute off my previous 10km time to come home in 55:21 and in first making me national 10km champion 2013.
28th Apr, 2013
Goal Keeper Camp
Booked to go on the Level 2 GK course at Cannock Hockey Club on the 11th and 12th May. Should be a great camp as it is working specifically on a lot of technical skills. I am one of 20 Goalkeepers going on this camp, it will be great fun working with the other Goalkeepers! Looking forward to it!
28th Apr, 2013
County Festival
Yesterday was the day of our County festival, which I personally believe was a great learning curve and an opportunity for me to gain necessary tournament match experience. My team mates and I all had a terrific tournament finishing in 4th place and unlucky not to come in the top 3.
28th Apr, 2013
Glamour day on the water
Awesome day on the water today, a well earned break from revision. Wind gusting 18knts with clear skies, great day!
27th Apr, 2013
Meeting Lord Seb Coe
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to meet Lord Seb Coe and talk to him about some of his experiences and listen to him give a talk on the Olympics and other related subjects. This was a great experience and has inspired me to work even harder in training to reach my targets for this upcoming track season. (I even got on BBC news with him).
27th Apr, 2013
Results update
National Indoor championships (23rd February 2013) 4th in heat 7th fastest overall in the 800m with new Pb of 1.59.61
National road relays (14th April 2013) 11th as a team and younger age in age group 3.863kl: 12mins 44secs
London mini marathon (21st April 2013) ran 16mins 3secs for 3miles
27th Apr, 2013
English schools national swimming championships
On 22nd April I received a letter saying that I was chosen to swim in the English school national swimming championships in Liverpool. I will be swimming the 100 and 200m breaststroke.
27th Apr, 2013