Since getting back from my warm weather training and competitions, I've been busy with my training and I've also had a chance to see some of my sponsors and be able to do some work with them as a way of thanking them for their support. I've also done some great photo shoots, which I love as it gives me the chance to be a 'girl' and look glamorous for the day and not just hide my hair under my race helmet and wear my training kit as is my look most of my days!
My summer season race season started on Sunday 3 May, where I raced over 100, 200 and 800m in the British Wheelchair Racing Association Championships at Stoke Mandeville, Bucks. As expected for a bank holiday weekend, the rain came down and conditions were pretty horrible!
All races at the BWRA Championships are mixed classification, so I was super pleased to come away with a win in the 200m and a 3rd place, first t34 to cross the line, in the 100m and 800m. And the times weren't all that bad considering the conditions. A definite improvement from this time last year!
From Stoke Mandeville it was then on to Bedford on Bank Holiday Monday for the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Outdoor Championships, where there were fortunately much better conditions for the race! I was only competing over the 100m and am proud to have won Coventry University's first gold medal of the championships and to be wearing their colours!
I'm now looking forward to racing again at Stoke Mandeville next weekend. The season is well and truly underway.
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