I’ve been coaching myself for 8 months now and for the most part it’s been great. The programming and the physical work is the easy part. I know what works for me and I know what my body can and cant handle. The part that I find difficult to handle is being the coach
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I haven’t understood what being in a good headspace actually felt like until now. I have been coaching myself for a few months now and the feeling is invigorating. My training is going really well, I’m taking it slow, making sure that I am listening to my body while still working hard to get fit.
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Since the Olympics started I have been full of hope. Hope to really succeed and push myself to limits that I have never experienced. This doesn’t necessarily mean work any harder than what I already do physically, I mean work harder mentally. Hurdling is measured in hundredths of seconds and none of my competitors
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Well the Olympics are now over. I would firstly like to congratulate all of the Australians that competed so respectfully for us back here. Some athletes will be disappointed some will be happy and then some will be medalists. This is the Olympic Games, its beautiful, its emotional and its raw. We all sit
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This has been a big year, Broken Bones, torn Calf, degenerative Achilles and hammy problems and that’s just with me. Sometimes I wonder why I still continue to do this sport. What brings athletes back even after we get pushed down time and time again from disappointment? For me, it’s the excitement, the fun and
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Well it’s the start of the Olympic Year again. I remember when 2012 started and how excited I was for the London Olympics to roll around, I definitely feel that same excitement for the Rio Olympics but because I know what to expect and know how to perform at my best when it counts, I
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Well I thought it was time to write something a little personal about the last few months. Leading up to that fateful day I was doing ok, and I say ok because it really was just ok, not fantastic not the best I have ever felt but just ok. I am definitely a very
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I am now two races onto the European season and I have mixed emotions. When I started training for the new season we put new processes into my technique which I am absolutely loving, the only problem is, is that its new and when you start something new you have to go through a learning
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It has been a while since my last blog, in fact it was just after I raced in Canberra where I did a personal best and second fastest time in the 100m ever that I last wrote a blog, obviously I need to catch you all up on what has been happening. The rest
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It’s been over 20 weeks now that I have been training with my new coach and it has been unbelievable. I have never trained with such understanding before. I know exactly what I am doing and why I am doing it. I understand the rhythm work needed to run the longer reps and how to
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