The Lead up to ITS Melbourne 2016.
It would be fair to say that the last 6 months haven’t been easy, last track season was a total rush. The AIS/High Performance crew did everything in their power to jam a winters worth of strength training (where I was out with a back injured) into the first half of track season and bring me up for nationals, which essentially bought me back to where I was, speed wise, of the 2014/2015 season.
Nationals 2016 was the year I won my first senior Australian title plus, it was my first personal best time in 2 years. It was also the week I was told that I would not be training with the Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Unit up until the Olympic Games were over. As you could imagine, the array of emotions was extensive and many things had to be organised for my next steps in the cycling world. Luckily, Jason Niblett and SASI have been super accommodating and understanding of my living situation and let me join the squad whilst I trained towards the selection events and into the 2016/2017 track season.
The transition into the SASI squad was easy and with the help of Jason and Luke Knappstein, plus the other awesome athletes in their sprint program, my strength, speed and sprint knowledge have all been improving. But most importantly, I have been injury free (touch wood) for nearly 7 months! HOORAY! I am really looking forward to the challenges ahead, it is easy to forget that this also incorporates living in a completely different state to all my friends and family, plus leading a balanced study/training/normal life, but I feel like I have gained a lot of life experience in the last 18 months and am really grateful for these opportunities. It is nice to have such a strong team behind you as I continue to strive for greatness on the track.
Looking forward, ITS Melbourne is the last selection event for the Olympics plus a major selection event for future AIS/HPU scholarships – so obviously, I am tapering hard and doing everything in my power to put my best foot forward so as I continue living, eating and breathing the professional athlete life. I am really excited to be a part of this event – it is a rare sight to have all the athletes vying for Olympic selection at an international event in Melbourne’s backyard so if you are free from 23-26 of June make sure you hit it up and witness Aussies to be Olympians fight for their ticket to Rio!
It would be fair to say that the last 6 months haven’t been easy, last track season was a total rush. The AIS/High Performance crew did everything in their power to jam a winters worth of strength training (where I was out with a back injured) into the first half of track season and bring me up for nationals, which essentially bought me back to where I was, speed wise, of the 2014/2015 season.
Nationals 2016 was the year I won my first senior Australian title plus, it was my first personal best time in 2 years. It was also the week I was told that I would not be training with the Australian Institute of Sport High Performance Unit up until the Olympic Games were over. As you could imagine, the array of emotions was extensive and many things had to be organised for my next steps in the cycling world. Luckily, Jason Niblett and SASI have been super accommodating and understanding of my living situation and let me join the squad whilst I trained towards the selection events and into the 2016/2017 track season.
The transition into the SASI squad was easy and with the help of Jason and Luke Knappstein, plus the other awesome athletes in their sprint program, my strength, speed and sprint knowledge have all been improving. But most importantly, I have been injury free (touch wood) for nearly 7 months! HOORAY! I am really looking forward to the challenges ahead, it is easy to forget that this also incorporates living in a completely different state to all my friends and family, plus leading a balanced study/training/normal life, but I feel like I have gained a lot of life experience in the last 18 months and am really grateful for these opportunities. It is nice to have such a strong team behind you as I continue to strive for greatness on the track.
Looking forward, ITS Melbourne is the last selection event for the Olympics plus a major selection event for future AIS/HPU scholarships – so obviously, I am tapering hard and doing everything in my power to put my best foot forward so as I continue living, eating and breathing the professional athlete life. I am really excited to be a part of this event – it is a rare sight to have all the athletes vying for Olympic selection at an international event in Melbourne’s backyard so if you are free from 23-26 of June make sure you hit it up and witness Aussies to be Olympians fight for their ticket to Rio!
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