compete in the 2012 olympics

In high school, hurdling was the one thing I could call my own. It defined me and taught me about hard work. It is one of the few things I can look back on, knowing that I created my success in it.

In college, I ran for a major canadian university for 1 semester, but ended up quitting due to a number of personal reasons. I tried to leave track behind, and in an attempt to fill the void, began training for triathlons.

That didn’t last long, and about a year later I began casually training again. I decided to enter a race in the summer to motivate me. I was surprised by how well I did, considering I was training on a very irregular basis, and was running against other university students fresh off the college circuit.

A few months later I woke up in the middle of the night, and it hit me hard. I realized that I had been quite unhappy since I had stopped hurdling. It was something I had been doing for so long that it was a part of me. I decided that I would start training in earnest from then on out. Ever since I’ve been hitting the track nearly every day, getting faster! I wish all of you the best of luck in this! Maybe I’ll see you there :-)

Athletics was my life !! up till a year ago!!
bcoz i had to concentrate on my studies as i wanted to do well in the french Lycee i was attending as i live here now in France and as i wanted to learn french
but bcoz of that and wanting to do well i had to stop
athletics
Athletics has really ran Thru mi family!
Mi mum was the youngest on the irish national Team when she was a youngster! and won the european schools at age 16 competing in the javelin.
she also trained for the Barcelona Olympics but then got a terrible back injury at age 18 and was then paralysed for 3months and was told that she wud neva able to compete again or else she’d end up in a wheelchair!!
mmy bro is also National Champ for Pole Vault!
Im at national level competing in Jav. HJ and LJ
i havent won the nationals but have come second in jav third in LJ and 4th in Hj.
ive never actually trained for a full season as i was lazy but nevertheless always did well!!
I suppose after not having athletics around me for a year it has been strange!!
but hope to get bak into it this yr and really kik ass and break some records!!!
I am determined to be an Olympian