After travelling for ten hours on a small bus with 6 big girls to arrive at a forest/campsite in the pouring rain and have to pitch a tent wasn’t the best start to a ‘holiday’, but never the less we got on with it. It rained all night and all day and after having heard about the heat wave in Europe none of us had packed water proofs or warm clothes so we all had to acquire them from random people/coaches feeling sorry for us.
The first 2 days were heats, then on Saturday and Sunday were finals where the weather improved 100% and racing had become very exciting. We had each been given a category and we had to observe them and talk about them every night in turn. Mine was the women’s K2, Hungry and Germany dominated every race and Germany won most over all.
Tim Brabance GB, won the men’s K1 1000m and came 2nd in the 500m. When he was being presented his medal and the national anthem was playing I think we all felt how much we wanted his place as well as being immensely proud, in fact when we watched all the the GB squad competing, now we know them and kind of feel part of the squad although we aren’t quite on it yet the thought of competing, representing Great Britain and most importantly winning seems more in our reach in the short time span we have. Seeing the racing made me really want to train as hard as possible to really put Great Britain up there with the Germans and the Hungarians.
It was an amazing experience although communal cold showers and horrid loos wasn’t oh and I got my first international win in a cycling competition on a turbo bike! (It was in one of the clothing stands and I won a cycling top).
Back in Nottingham for some more intensive training which is being taken up a notch and then more trials and dreaded lab testing in Loughborough all next week! If we get through that then we will sort out about moving here permanently. I feel ok about it now but we have got some tough days ahead of us. So if I don’t write it means I am too exhausted to as I intend as always to give 10000%
Thanks for your comments guys they mean a lot. I’m sorry I haven’t got back to you all, having a time limit on internet is such a pain.
GOOD LUCK AT OXFORD BRISTOL! X X
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Your possitive outlook, energy and vitality is infectious. Keep it up you will succeed at whatever you choose to do.
Well done on getting through Julia and Antonia! Bonzer job!! Waiting for that moment when I can say to my friends "you know those girls who won the kayaking events at the Olympics....? I used to row with them!!"
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