Not that I’ve been wicked this week… I’ve just returned back from a hard weeks training camp in the (very snowy!) Gloucester countryside. Training with the German team was great! They gave the British team some great competition, although we kicked ass in the swimming and running events. I enjoyed a great track session running in the freezing snow, I felt really strong throughout, must be all the tough winter training! Then it was back to the hotel for a nice hot shower, ahh heaven!

It’s been a tough few weeks getting over a fluey-bug but I’m healthy at the moment, lets hope it stays that way. I had a couple of days off but I am continuing to train hard despite this, and looking forward to my updated Focus bike arriving any day now, and a training trip on the horizon to a Spanish training centre near Barcelona!

I have been increasing the amount of endurance runs I do and as I live near the beach I run a lot on the sand and along the sea front. It’s great to get out in the fresh sea air! Some Thursdays my club do a great session running up and down the zig-zag slopes on the seafront cliffs – which is a killer. The new puppy is also proving to be a fantastic new training partner apart from when he cuts me up!

Lately I’ve had a non stop schedule with the National cross country in Leeds and Birmingham and soon the Biathle and Triathlon season will start too. I’m really looking forward to getting back into some open water training again. It’s up to Leeds for XC this weekend, bound to be cold and muddy – my favourite: come on Team Dorset!