Hi Girls,
I'm sorry for taking so long to get another blog written up for you all. Unfortunately I have bad news- I have failed in my bid to make it to this years Olympics. The week leading up to the trials was fantastic and I trained better than I ever have before, which made me feel very optimistic going into the trials.
Priscilla and I travelled to Birmingham on the Thursday afternoon and then just relaxed in preparation for my 800m preliminary heat on Friday night. The qualifying was tough- only the winner of each of 4 heats plus 4 fastest losers to make the final. I found myself in heat 4 running at 9:45pm in cold windy conditions. I went out hard, got into a good position and then hit the front with 200m to go. I was caught with 40m to go but finished in 2nd in 1:50.32s which was enough to take me through the the final and a big relief. I then had an iced bath back at the hotel followed by a room service dinner as it was midnight by the time we got back. I slep well and woke up feeling great for the final.
Because I had no Olympic standard time going into the final my last roll of the dice was for the race to go out really fast and then for me to win it in an Olympic standard time. Unfortunately this didn't occur and the race went out extremely slowly followed by a sprint for the finish over the last 200m in which I finished 5th and out of the top 3 places which were in with a chance to make the team.
It's been a long journey to the trials and I have some great memories from this trip, but this morning I am left wondering what might have been. My racing in England and Morocco just didn't go right and it makes me feel sad to think that what should have been a legitimate shot at making the games has ended up fizzling out like this.
However life goes on and I am really lucky for the life that I have. I have had the opportunity to dare to dream that I could have made it to the Olympics and I am proud of what I have achieved.
As I write this Priscilla and I are about to head up to London for a few days of R and R and a mini vacation so we are very excited for that. It's time now to relax and take some time away from running before deciding where I go from here and what new goals I will aspire towards.
I will be back to coach all of you starting next Monday, 21st July so I look forward to seeing you then :) Best wishes to everyone.
Cheers,
Coach Tim
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