And what a difference this time. It was blazing hot. Which plays to my strengths. Cos you know I’m a Malteser…
This was the Surrey Master Championships so I knew I stood a good chance of getting some medals. The questions would be what and how…
I’d entered 3 events. First up is the long jump, my favourite. After the shambles last time I needed to get a good measure. The wind was playing funny bugger but I managed a respectable 4.44m. 1 cm better than my previous best. My training partner Susie helpfully reminded me how crazy we are to do all this work, and turn down all that cake, for 1 cm… 
My last jump was brilliant (if i say so myself) but it was a no jump. However it gives me confidence that there is more I can do, more in the tank as it were… So….
Onwards.
Next up was the 100m. It was a bit too close to the LJ for my liking but ho hum. 14.5 was the time, which was good enough for second (Gold went to Susie my training partner from ^^^) Not happy with time but it is what it is…
And after a bit of a break came the triple jump. Now this was a bit of a gamble… I’ve always been saying I want to do TJ but have never got round to it. Not trained enough, not strong enough. So today I bribed myself with the promise of new spike shoes if only I get the competition done. And actually it was really fun and pretty successful. My main worry was controlling my (awesome) speed so that I wouldn’t collapse on the hop. So I took a really short and easy run up. It worked. I got 8.40 something which is pretty good for a first go and gives me the motivation to to build on this. Oh and another gold.
So, what’s next.
- Order new spike shoes! DONE…
- Change the focus! Today has reminded me of something I knew 20 years ago. I’m a better jumper than I am a sprinter.. But if I look at my training it’s is skewed 75% towards running and 25% towards jumping. Sure you need speed but actually all I need is max speed for 3 strides. Rather than the 100s and 150s that I’ve been doing. And I need more technical focus. I almost need to wave goodbye to the 100m, though I’m not sure I ready for that quite yet! Will dwell on this a bit more…
- Get going again. I’ve got a solid six week PHI (Pre-Holiday-Intensive) coming up. I really need to focus on getting every single session in the bag!
But first, Prosecco, Pasta, Ice Cream and an early night.
Thank you for reading.
Chris
