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August 7, 2016January 1, 2017 energisedellie

“If I Can Get Better, Why Not?”: Emil Zátopek

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Super excited because my article all about my running/ racing anxiety and perfectionism struggles has just gone up on my favourite website @strongrunchicks ! I strongly encourage you to click the link in their bio and give some of their amazing pieces a read as they have advice and useful information about pretty much anything a female runner could want....I'd also really appreciate if you check out my article as I'm actually quite proud of it (and you get to see a compilation of my dad running photos like the one pictured above 😂) I would absolutely love to hear any thoughts or feedback!💞 • Tonight is yet another Open Race Night! I am really hoping I have recovered enough from Saturday to give this my best shot! I'm so so excited but nervous as this could be my last realistic chance of going sub 5 this season so I'm going to try and give it my all! But, if it doesn't quite go to plan, I'll just try and keep my head up! Gotta wait and see I guess (ugh, I hate the waiting part 🙄) Mixed feelings about today's race....absolutely terrible conditions (I.e. windyyyyyyy), dehydration and lack of spirit do not equate to a good race thus 13 seconds off my PB and an equal time to my first race of the season. I was also about a tenth of a second off a place in the final which I know I could have got if I had started sprinting slightly earlier as the girl was literally a stride ahead of me😕 However, even though I would have liked to be able to call myself a South Of England Finalist, I am going to take it as a blessing in disguise as in reality, I didn't really want to make the final as my nerves would have been through the roof🤷‍♀️Also, despite my mental defeat and assurance that it was a bad race I still managed to catch 3 people on the last lap which I am happy with. And to be honest, with the worst wind I have ever experienced in a track, there was literally 0 chance of a PB let alone sub 5! And I guess 13th in the South Of England isn't that bad! Really, the only productive thing I can do is take it in my stride and use it as motivation for my next race which is either going to be Monday or Friday (probably Monday). At least it can only be better right? Plus, I got a new top so that makes it pretty much worth it😉 ramble over😅 New blog post it upppp🙌 It's all about yesterday's open meeting experience: my first 800m and an effort from all the team! Spoiler alert: I don't think 800s are my thing but it was worth a try😅 • I'm off to training tonight for my last full on session pre Southerns so I am hoping that it goes well. I realised from yesterday that speed is definitely still my flaw so I think I have a bit more pace work to do before retiring for cross country 😉 (can't deny I am really looking forward to that)! New blog post all about my experience and thoughts on the World Champs!🙌 Perfect for a little reading if you can tear your eyes away from the 5000m (go @lmuiruns and @eilishmccolgan !!!!) • Race day tomorrow! I'm doing my first ever competitive 800m at a casual Open Meeting. To be honest, I'm surprisingly not that nervous because I don't really care as much about the result of this race as I have never done one before! I'm just going to take it as it comes and test my pace! Who knows, I could defy all expectations and actually like 800m🙊 (ya never know am I right?) My brother and my dad are also running tomorrow so it will be a whole family affair! It is my dad's first ever track race - he's the most nervous out of all of us! Hopefully it will be really fun (although it's annoying to have to wait until 8:30🙄) Putting in a last bit of track work before my races next week!🙌 I have my first ever 800m on Monday then the South Of England Champs 1500 heats on Saturday 😬 • The world champs last night were incredible!!! Amazing performances in the 800s and 1500s (well done to @lynseysharp and @chrisohare1500 for qualifying) and @dinaashersmith for a phenomenal 4th place (we Brits are the best at getting 4th)! But the best event of the night was the steeple chase!!!! Omg @emmacoburn and @courtneyfrerichs were absolute amazing! It was so exciting to see them storm through the last lap with a championship record and a 16 second PB respectively! It was also quite something to see Beatrice Chepkoech forget about the water jump...yet still manage a 4th place! Pretty darn impressive (and amusing)! Definitely wetted my appetite for steeple chase next year! • On a slightly more annoying note, I have a strange toe niggle which I can barely describe let only treat so I'm just going to test it out on Monday and hopefully it will override but I mean if anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated! Track session today with pro coach Sam😅 (very useful for timing my splits and rests...although I may have hated him for it at the time😬😂). Today I did 4x400 at 5:00 minute 1500m pace with only a dreaded minute recovery😓 First 3 splits were well under the desired time...last one not so much😬 oh well! Can't always go perfect! Then I did 4x200 at 5 minutes pace and I'm happy to say I was under all the splits! Not the best preparation with climbing this morning (waking around all morning as we arrived an hour early😬😂), recovery Run yesterday and a hard session on Tuesday. I am also having a bit of a struggle with a strange toe pain meaning I had to alter my running style which did not help my tenseness! Going to have to look into that! Thankfully, rest day and world champs tomorrow!!🙌 Excuse my dodgy zoomed in picture but OMG what a race!!! The atmosphere was incredible and I was literally shaking and screaming! A bit crushing to see @lmuiruns get stripped of the bronze but as soon as I saw @trackjenny behind her, I figured it was going to happen! It was just such and exciting race which could have gone anyway with such incredible talent in the field! And it was amazing to see @faithkipyegon take the gold as I think she is so incredibly talented and humble (plus, she is only like 7cm taller than me so giving hope to all us small people!)😉 the whole experience was just absolutely unbeatable and it has left me hungry for some good racing of my own! So interesting to watch all the various tactics! And huge probs to @lauraweightman1 who did amazingly well also and I feel is very underrated! The other events were very good too with @dannyraketalbot @waydedreamer and @nethaneelm.b absolutely smashing the 200s! The women's triple jump was surprisingly exciting also as two women fought for gold! Super excited to return on Friday although I can't deny that by the time we got home at 11:30 I was pretty darn exhausted! Worth it though!🙌 New blog post is up all about speed work I.e. How I do it, why I do it and how it has really helped me improve as a runner! Linked in bio!🙌 • I am pretty proud of myself as I actually went swimming today! 1200m for most people may not seem like a lot but for someone who really doesn't like swimming, it's pretty good! And, surprisingly, I didn't hate it! I even managed to be in the medium speed lane👍 Maybe this will become a regular thing!💦 Also, I am going to the World Champs tonight to see the women's 1500m final!! Ahhh, I'm so excited!!!! Can't wait to see @lmuiruns @lauraweightman1 @genzebe_dibaba @faithkipyegon @trackjenny and all the rest! Considering I nearly cried last time...I can't imagine how excited I'll be this time😂

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