After a patchy start to 2023, having a hamstring problem 50m into my first race of the year. Training and S&C seem to be coming along, so I thought an outing to Lee Valley and trying a 400m race might be the thing to do.
It was rather chilly with a strong headwind on the back straight, the flags were flapping all over the place during warm-up which never helps me get into a positive mindset. Try to keep thoughts away from how painful the home straight will be.
Funnily enough, it wasn’t so much the expected wind on the back straight, but when I still felt it on the second bend, I definitely swore at the wind at that point!!
The first 280m went fully to plan then I hit the wall. I was happy that I managed to wade through treacle for 120m and still post 62.44. It feels like the season is back on track.
For those who want the fun of watching my pain it’s all on video https://youtu.be/46t_G__MRwY
