Nationals Update Number 3

The word for yesterday was sore.
Foot aching a fair bit.

Hey I've had a great weekend. Im not complaining

Gonna take a couple days off and let the body chill and calm down. The foot is nothing too serious just needs some rest and ice.

I have another race lined up for this weekend and then will be back for relay practice in prep for Crystal Palace.

I always love the Crystal Palace Grand Prix being a London girl and in the past training there.

Nationals Update Number 2

Not bad for an oldie. lol

I won my 6th National 100m title this evening. The day started off early with me driving to Birmingham Airport to pick up my coach Loren Seagrave. He was in Rome last night with my training partners. Well done to DP on his long jump win and Durst and Travis in the 100m

It was great having 'Coach' there as he gave me points to focus on. As I said yesterday I have not seen him for some 6/7 weeks and it really did show. I don't think I would have been as successful today if he had not been there. His presence in the warm up was so calming. He made me believe in what I was doing just with little nods as I went through my drills.

This title means alot to me because I was so hurt last year. No the time is not a world beater. But, to be honest I don't care a win is a win. I executed my phase today and I have not done that in a long time. I hope to run my times for Berlin in the coming weeks before final selection. I have several races lined up where conditions will be good.

Needless to say I got called up for testing after my race. Its 11pm and I'm finally in the hotel getting ready for bed after have a quick bite to eat.

So on to the 200m tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.

Nationals Update Number 1

So tonight I had one round of the 100m it went well. 11.45 fastest qualifier to the semi's. More than anything I was just happy to run with no pain.

Tonight was about executing my phases and getting getting a good lane in the Semi.

I have not seen my coach for some 7-8 weeks. He flew in on Wednesday to do a training session with me and a pre-meet warm up yesterday. He then flew to Rome to be with Durst, Dwight and Travis.

He will be back in the morning for the remainder my nationals.

Not a bad day at the office

Today has been a good day
I ran the 200 and managed to run for the Brits a PB and for the Americans a PR. lol

It was a good day all round. I went into the World Indoors trials knowning that the 200 is no longer contested at indoor championships. So why run the 200? you might ask.

Well I had to run another 200 after the disappointment of Glasgow Jan 26th (where I did not hit my cue) and also because I knew from times in practice that I was strong. This indoor season for me has really been about indicators for how practice is going.

Im learning so much in practice. Competition is the best place to see if I will revert back to old running styles under pressure. Im happy to say that I am managing to retain all the new skills I am developing.

Early this afternoon I ran a seasons best in the heat 23.65. I finished off the day with as a mentioned earlier a PB of 23.43. This is significant for me because I had not PB'd over 200m indoor for many years. Its odd I forgot how to actually celebrate a PB because it had been so long. lol

I also move up IAAF rankings and the Great Britain all time rankings which is always a bonus. Im now behind Kathy Cook with my indoor PB. Kathy is our 100m, 200m and 400m record holder.

Positives from the race
1. Seasons best in heat and PB in the final
2. I hit the race cue (race focus point) that I missed in Glasgow


Negatives from the race
1. I could have ran throught the line with a little more determination



Result
17:24 - 200 METRES Women - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS



1 Joice MADUAKA WOODFORD G 23.43 0.159 PB

2 Kadi Ann THOMAS MILTON K 23.73 0.282 SB

3 Ellena RUDDOCK RUGBY 24.19 0.259 SB

4 Holly CROXFORD WIN 24.24 0.152 PB

5 Melinda COOKSEY TIPTON 24.53 0.189




As always at national championships the UKA medical team were on hand. The guys gave me a massage to work out the stresses of the day from my legs. Sending me home to ice bath and prepare for tomorrows 60m.





So off to bed I go.