Home sweet home

In the past five months, I’ve travelled to the Middle East, Europe (twice) and Japan (twice) for track races.  Everything was going to plan until the accident at the World Championships.  I did my best to keep training hard on the bike and in the pool while I waited for my foot to heal, but it wasn’t enough to be at my best in Stuttgart for the World Athletics Final.  I’m glad I was able to be there after everything that happened, but it was disappointing that I couldn’t perform as well as I am capable of.  Apart from the athletics, I had a great time in Germany…highlights were seeing a live music comedy performance, shopping and going to the movies.  My greatest achievements were working out the trams,  booking a massage out of the phone book and getting around with the tourist map!  I’ll have a short break from hard training now – I need to work out my schedule for next year…40 something weeks until Beijing!

Donna