I started this month with the second part of my English exam for university. This part was the written exam where I had to write a composition of 450 words (from a choice of 7 titles); do a comprehension and then finally write an essay on “Of Mice and Men” (a choice of 3 titles). You have 3 whole hours to do this!! Far from my History A Level of 2 full length essays in 1 hour, where you hardly have time to breathe! It was the strangest exam I have ever done – it was really relaxed, nothing like a Bolton School style exam!! For exams in Malta you are sent to any school on the island, so not the one where you attend. Where I went we were in class rooms along a corridor and you were allowed to take your bags in with you and have blocked out pencil cases and non see- through water bottles on your desk! And yes you were allowed your phone in the room too: supposedly it had to be turned off but during the exam someone’s went off and nothing happened! To start the exams there were no instructions or anything and it was started by someone running down the corridor shouting “You may start!” At this point the papers were still on the front desk. We then handed them out between ourselves. And to top this off during the exam you can get up and wander round to the toilet on your own – which was on the other side of the school! I wonder what my uni exams will be like!
This month we had the Maltese Championships, but yet again my health let me down and I was ill. However, determined as I was I still competed! I managed to come 2nd in the 100m with a PB and I also came 2nd in the 200m, but without a PB this time. I was gutted to be ill yet again as I had marked this comp as one of my target ones – but that’s life I guess; there is nothing I can do about it! The following week my doc sent me for blood tests to see if anything showed up to explain all my recent illness. Luckily nothing major showed up but it did show some low mineral levels which would explain my lack of energy. A great relief to know my body wasn’t just giving up!! So with a slight diet change I’m back on track!
After getting back on track with my health I headed into a very hard 2 weeks of training. It was one of the most intense periods I have ever done: at one point I had done 9 sessions in 4 and a half days! I’m very proud of this fact and told nearly everybody I spoke to!! This kick ass block of training has got me back on track to where I want and my coach wants me to be for the championships next month in England. BRING IT ON!!!!
At the end of the month I flew back to England very briefly for my cousins wedding. I had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed catching up with family and friends that I hadn’t seen for a very long time. It was a well deserved break from the training. However, not for long as the day after the wedding we had to miss the family lunch to get back in time for me to be in the gym and train before it shut (and with it being bank holiday it closed early!). Much to my surprise one of my friends who I met at the gym was there too which was great to see him as we haven’t seen each other for ages! He got a flying Sian at speed – good job he’s a heavy weight boxer so he could catch me! Haahaaa It was interesting for me to see him, as he hasn’t seen me since September, he noticed how much my body shape had changed and how much stronger/powerful I was looking. It’s always good to be told every now and again by a fellow sports person who understands to reinforce the fact that all the training is paying off – not that I ever have doubts!!
This month we had the Maltese Championships, but yet again my health let me down and I was ill. However, determined as I was I still competed! I managed to come 2nd in the 100m with a PB and I also came 2nd in the 200m, but without a PB this time. I was gutted to be ill yet again as I had marked this comp as one of my target ones – but that’s life I guess; there is nothing I can do about it! The following week my doc sent me for blood tests to see if anything showed up to explain all my recent illness. Luckily nothing major showed up but it did show some low mineral levels which would explain my lack of energy. A great relief to know my body wasn’t just giving up!! So with a slight diet change I’m back on track!After getting back on track with my health I headed into a very hard 2 weeks of training. It was one of the most intense periods I have ever done: at one point I had done 9 sessions in 4 and a half days! I’m very proud of this fact and told nearly everybody I spoke to!! This kick ass block of training has got me back on track to where I want and my coach wants me to be for the championships next month in England. BRING IT ON!!!!
At the end of the month I flew back to England very briefly for my cousins wedding. I had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed catching up with family and friends that I hadn’t seen for a very long time. It was a well deserved break from the training. However, not for long as the day after the wedding we had to miss the family lunch to get back in time for me to be in the gym and train before it shut (and with it being bank holiday it closed early!). Much to my surprise one of my friends who I met at the gym was there too which was great to see him as we haven’t seen each other for ages! He got a flying Sian at speed – good job he’s a heavy weight boxer so he could catch me! Haahaaa It was interesting for me to see him, as he hasn’t seen me since September, he noticed how much my body shape had changed and how much stronger/powerful I was looking. It’s always good to be told every now and again by a fellow sports person who understands to reinforce the fact that all the training is paying off – not that I ever have doubts!!
