As a professional athlete, I am more than happy to urinate into a cup, roll up my sleeves and allow a stranger to stab at my arm to provide blood - yet I couldn't tell you what the testers are trying to identify in the samples they take. All athletes who are part of the whereabouts … Continue reading Blood Testing in Athletics – Blog for BBC Sport
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Published - 24th July, 2015 Athletics has always been prominent throughout my life. I remember as a kid watching the Olympic Games and being utterly in awe at the athletes. More vividly, I recall watching the great Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Tergat of Kenya, battling to the line at the Sydney Olympics - fifteen years … Continue reading Glasgow 2014 Article, Daily Mail
Stupidity prevailed. Regrettably, I decided to go against my own gut feeling and follow the advice of UK Athletics. I didn't want to cause any more stress or upset to the situation by continuing to argue my case and so I consented to another 8 weeks in the dreaded moon boot! I understand their concerns … Continue reading When A Chapter Ends
I am absolutely gutted to be missing the British Championships this year due to injury. My three year consecutive streak is now over 😦 but I will be doing everything I can to get myself back on track, for next summer! All the best to the British Athletes clawing those qualifying times and automatic positions! … Continue reading British Championships 2015
With all the recent negativety within athletics, I hope this blog shows the purer side to our sport! Avoiding the obvious links to Qatar and the World Cup – I want to keep this positive for once! I had hoped to travel to Qatar and surprise my mum for her birthday but unfortunately, I had … Continue reading Doha Athletics Club
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