Hey Lauren:-
Nice to see you back on the track and competing again. Not a bad jump considering the conditions and the length of time you have been away. I am sure that your jump would have been good enough to win the schools yesterday.
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Hey Lauren:-
Nice to see you back on the track and competing again. Not a bad jump considering the conditions and the length of time you have been away. I am sure that your jump would have been good enough to win the schools yesterday.
Heya Kris any idea of the Girls Long Jump results ?
its driving me mad :P
i competed yesterday for the first time in 3months
jumped 5.33
i wasnt happy at all
i know i can do alot better than that
the weather was difficult and there was quite a strong headwind
but 18cm under my pb!! not goood
i cant hurdle yet
dont know what im going to do about hurdles this year
but im deffinately going to work really hard this winter
and be ready to take on the AAAs at U20
i cant wait to get back into training
Well done to those who competed yesterday :)
Lauren x
Great Results today 3 Golds & 4 Silvers:- Luke Gold 400mH, Ben Gold 100mH, Sara Gold 75mH (Gold Long Jump), Sophie Silver 300mH, Rebecca Silver 400m, Dan Silver 100mH, Will Silver 80mH, Tyron 4th.
Best result by the Squad. Proved all the hard work that the athletes and coaches have put in is working proud of you all.
See you all Tuesday.
No Training tonight! Good luck to all the Cardiff Hurdles Squad on Saturday in Brecon I am sure there will be a few medals won. See you there.
Good luck to all the Cardiff Hurdles Squad that are competing in the NJL tomorrow.
Training will be Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Wednesday will be for those athletes that have qualifed for the Welsh schools finals. 6.15pm at Leckwith. There is no training on Thursday and Friday for anyone these are rest days.
400m Hurdles have been added to the Aberdare open on Wednesday of you want to compete.
went to see the specialist yesterday
he gave me the go ahead to start training
even though i told him it was no better maybe even worse than it was last time
i have to have an injection into the sheath of my tendon
hoefully that will sort it out
went training last night and ran/jogged for the first time
i feel awful
sooo soo sooo slow!!
going to take longer than i thort it would to get back to how i was b4 the injury
:(
Congrats to Sara, James, Megan, Elisha, Tyron, & Ben today at the Welsh Junior Championships. You should all be proud of your performances. I am sure there is alot more to come as well. Well done!
Yeah
was goin to do them this year aswell if i was fit..
Shame wales arnt taking a team to the youth commonwealth
makes me even more determined to make it as a senior athlete
just cant wait to run :@
haha
im going to wath the olympic trials :)
cant wait :D
x
Hey Lauren:-
UHS are no more we are all just Cardiff Hurdles Squad now as 99% of the hurdlers are at the club. Sorry to hear about the injury just hope it makes you more determined to come back better than ever next season and you will get to do the 100mH which will be fun. You can mix it with the seniors then.
All the best.
Kris
Heyaa kris
changes you made on the website looks good :)
my injury.. feels worse tbh
im not getting my hopes up i doubt il run this season
going to focus on my posture and stuff so that i am in good condition when i can run
im still doin pool sessions
i feel strong and fit
jst want to run...
:(
im going to see th specialist on tuesday
soo il let you know how it is
its so frustraiting watching the power of ten knowing that i should be up there if i was fit
hows UHS ?
hope all is well for youu
Lauren
x
Leckwith on Thursday. I am not there due to work commitments but Mark and Graham will be taking the session. I have informed them what they are doing on Thursday and all the athletes will also have copies.
sorry bwt last 2 comments, for some reason it's on toms address and he's been playing!!!!
there are sum nice pics on east wales
where are we on thursday
UHS:- Just to let you know that training is at Leckwith tonight. Please make sure that you are there next week as we are introducing a new hurdles coach to the squad.
Good luck to all of you involved in the NYAL. Training for UHS is at Leckwith on Tuesday at 6.15pm.
Lauren:- Hows the Injury?
Sara Otung goes to top of the UK rankings with a 11.3 secs to win the Southern Championships.
My injury is still not better!
Arghhh
haha
Keepin my head down working hard for next year
GB! thats wat im aiming for :)
Hows all th United hurdlers doing?
hope trainings goin well for all of youu!
Jamie i hope you find out why the same injury keeps occuring and i hope u have a speedy recovery
xX
For those of you that didn't listen last night or weren't at training there has been a change. We will be training at Leckwith on Tuesday evenings and UWIC on a Thursday evening. The same times apply.
Sorry to hear about the injury today Jamie. Hope you get back real soon. I know its frustrating but keep positive like Lauren. Everyone gets injuries its how you deal with them and come back that makes a truly good athlete.
Luke M and Laura S win 400mH U20 at South Wales Regional Championships. More results when known.
United Hurdles Squad:- The squad will remain at UWIC until the end of May on a Tuesday evening.
Well done to Tyron, Abbey, Sophie, Dan, Ben for all getting through to the Welsh Schools Finals on Thursday.
All the squad have qualified up to now.
Well done to Luke, Rebbecca & Laura for winning their Schools competitions today.
The United Hurdles Squad will be training at Leckwith Athletics Stadium on a Tuesday and Thursday evening. The Squad will not be training at UWIC any longer.
Great Result for luke today with a new lifetime best. Also good job by abbey and laura.
The videos etc from the Welsh Junior League have been put on the United Hurdles site. Click the link on this comment.
The videos are:-
U20/U17m 400mH last 200m.
U17w 80mH
U13B 75mH
cant run AAAs u20 thers always next year !
my season is not looking good!
Just been looking at the points from the weekends east match in the Welsh Junior League and Cardiff won by over a 1000 points from second place Cwmbran. Thats pretty good going.
Good news Lauren! Just have to keep fit away from the Track.
UHS:- I won't be in training this week due to work commitments but Graham has the training plan. I will be there frequently over the next several weeks.
Heyaa,
i went to see the specialist today;
i have tendonitis in my right foot wher 2 tendons cross over its common in dancers from always being on their toes, doctor said i will be out for 2 months but if im desperate to compete i can have an ultra sound guided steroid injection direct into the point wher i get pain which will mask the pain and reduce the inflamation
i cant train or do anythin that invloves going onto my toes so no running, etc
i also have a stress reaction in the other side of my foot but apparently thers nothing to be worried about as i dont get any pain there anyway.
i am determined to catch the end of the season and im also hoping to run AAAs U20 hurdles which is in 9 weeks time.
My Love to Laura James and family
xX
HI EVERYONE IT'S WITH SAD NEWS THAT LORRAINE JAMES PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. HAS MOST OF YOU KNOW LORRAINE WAS A LOVELY LADY WHO WAS A GREAT LAUGH AND LOVED WATCHING HER DAUGHTER LAURA RUN IN ATHLETICS SHE WILL BE SADLY MISSED AND LET ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS BE WITH MARK AND THE CHILDREN.
Good morning everyone.
Hows things?
Im going to pop down to training some time this week, if anybody could let me know where and when you are training this week then id appreciate it alot!
07825730341 if somebody could call me!
Thanks
Gareth
Well done to all the UHS hurdlers today. Especially Sophie,Abbey,Dan, Tyron, megan,James & Gerwyn, for setting new lifetime bests. And also Luke for his new P.B and Welsh Junior league Record. Great start to the season.
The videos of today will be on the UHS squad website by the end of this week.
Lauren:-
Thanks for photo do you have a higher quality picture as the picture quality goes the bigger the picture is.
glad to hear its not serious
.. 10 days will definately fly by!
x
If there is ever a next time and I hope there won't be with any of our athletes please can I suggest that we even the height out for carrying injured athletes back to the club house or car. I feel sorry for Jamie the height difference between me and Andrew meant that he didn't have the most comfortable of journeys back to the car.
Great news about Jamie especially as he is in good form at the moment and the 10 days will fly by.
Well good news Jamie as a small tear in the hamstring but should be back training in ten days. I would like to say a big big thankyou to Kris and Graham for last night in helping me get Jamie to the car and home to get treatment started, but also a major major thankyou to Andrew Seary this guy is one of the best physio's I have ever seen and if anyone as an injury I would recomend you go to him no messing or small talk very thorough and does an outstanding job thankyou Andrew.
Also thanks to Lauren Laura and the sharems for there best wishes to him.
See you all Sunday in Swansea ( dont forget there is a triathlon so you can not park in the swimming pool car park )
News travels fast!! I like Newport track as well I like the fact that it has a stand both ends. The good news about Cardiff is that they have put the track the right way for the wind. The times will be fast for sure .
Jamie will be back in no time bit of blow but I got all faith in him bouncing back in the next couple of weeks and more faith in Andrew Seary getting him back. The guy is a top Physio highly recommended.
Nice!
..Newports good enough for me though :)
sorry to hear about jamies Hamstring hope it isnt serious
x
Lauren:-
Cardiff is looking ok there is alot of work to do and the stand is along way off being completed but it will be great when its up and running. The squad seems pretty settled there and it has as many hurdles as we like which is alot better. We have a good set up and Andrew, Graham and Tom are doing alot of good work with the athletes.
Keep me posted on how you get on with the specialist and hope that you will return to action in time for the championships.
Yeahh its a bit of a blow not really what i was hoping for to start my season
but maybe its more of a good thing than a bad thing
im confident in my ability to come back Fitter and Stronger than before
i am slightly worried about losing some of my speed but im sure it will come back
ive had a great year and had great coaching
hopefully i can catch the major championships and surprise a few people
i dont know how long i will be out for yet hopefully not too long
but no matter how long im out i wont give up or lose confidence i know what i want to achieve this year and the only way to get ther is to be dedication + hard work
ill be seeing a specialist on
tuesday so take it from there i dont think it will be that long before im running again :)
I Hope all goes well and i hope every1 reaches ther targets for the start of the season
yea ill probly see you round il b watchin as many comps as possible
cant wait to run again :)
whats it like at Leckwith i havent bin ther yet! nice track ?
Lauren x
Lauren,
That is a big blow. I know what those injuries can be like bet your well frustrated with it. Keep working hard and looking at the positive and you will bounce back. Have they given you an estimated time of recovery?
Alls going roughly according to plan with the group but everything seems to be alot earlier this year. Keep in touch and hopefully I will see you around the meetings in the next couple of weeks.
Take Care.
Heyaa Kris,
i wont be competing for a while
had an MRI scan results show the starting of a stress fracture in my right metatarsal
off to see a specialist will miss a large part of the season
but im still training everyday i wont give up
need to defend my AAAs title :)
thers always next season
hope everything is going well at UHS
Lauren
x
Well good day on whole weather terrible wind really bad Jamie broke pb in 100 mtrs and had photo finish in 400 given same time but awarded second very unhappy with the decision but with the weather really bad wind, good day all in all Abbey ran well but needs to get some confidence in what she can do....................
Good luck to Jamie & Abbey tomorrow lets hope the weather is better this time and they don't cancel the comp. Have a good one.
Whilst tinkering with my computer i was very sad to learn of the death of ann.i can still hear her bellowing now even though i have,nt put a pair of spikes on in 34yrs.I was however pleased to read that Anns tenacity had,nt changed,always shouting shouting at myself, bill Ashford, Mickey Morris and a few others who,s names i,ve forgoten.Only 20yds away you would swear we were training at Newport harriers.Ann was one in a million and will be sadly missed by the sport.
The United Hurdles Squad website has been updated with videos of the Indoor season 2008.
Good luck to Jamie and Abbey who are competing on the weekend. Have a good one.
Hey Lauren,
Hope your foot is better soon and enjoy your holidays. Hope its warmer than here!
heyaa kris
Thankyouu
and i will work on it as soon as my foot is better im resting for a few weeks then going on holiday
x
To all the United Hurdles Squad can you keep an eye on the website for any updates with regards to training etc.
Thanks
Kris
Great to see when I came back from Sweden that Lauren won the multi events on the weekend a great result good on you. Must be a good feeling to be British Champion. Also nice to see that both Lauren and Sara won their hurdles events also.
Lauren :-
Hope this will give you the confidence to go on and win the individual title outdoors in the hurdles event.
From the previous message the areas in the hurdles are
1) the start which you rightly outlined and needs alot of work there are 3 areas on the start that you are not executing correctly.
2) The lead arm is also brought across too high if you watch the final of the AAA's it is almost at eye level and does nothing for you. You get no drive from it and isn't timed correctly with your lead leg.
3) Your lead leg is the other area you have to work on and develop a bend in the knee rather than bringing it to straight. If you watch the girl that won the final she executes this action alot better and is in to her running alot quicker than you.
These are the areas that have been there since back last year and it has bugged me that these haven't been resolved as you shouldn't be beat in the hurdles this season as what I can see from the indoors you are alot better than whats out there. If you need any other info on what I have mentioned then let me know. I assume you are working on these areas since the indoors? well I hope you are.!!
Congrats from the weekend I hope to see a big write up in the paper hopefully.
thankyouuuuu :)
Must say a massive well done to Laura Sophie and Abbey who trained at U.W.I.C yesterday morning with me. A really hard session and even though you was finding it hard completed the session in a style and grace you should be proud WELL DONE. Hey Laura shows you dont need sand .
Well done Lauren great result on weekend looking good for outdoors x
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ohh and what are the three key areas then
?
i can think of way more than three!
what you got in mind ? lol
Heyaa kris
yeahh i agree with you
although i believe i am a good starter.. sometimes!
your not the only person who has told me i need to believe in myself more and your probably right!
i am a perfectionist wen it comes to athletics or gymnastics and i find it hard to accept wen i dont feel i have done as well as i could of!
i still feel like a gymnast in an athletics competiton!
well ill see how it goes tomorrow!
thankyou for your advice and looking out for me means alot!
.
Great job sara winning the Welsh Combined events title and setting a new welsh indoor record in the long jump. See you Tuesday at UWIC.
sara go to the new site link on welcome page the video's are on there
this site is amazing :)
I can't find the videos though where do I go :S ?
Sara xx
What have I let myself in for taking on Gerwyn Morgan for 400mH. It should be fun!!
Hey Lauren,
I have watched the videos over and over from the weekend. I know im sad!! There are three keys areas that you need to work on in the hurdles. Two of which I have been going on about since the end of last year. Get them sorted and you are a lot better than the girls you run against on the weekend. I just get frustrated as a coach when it is clearly evident in what you need to do to win at a UK Level. You are one of a few hurdlers in Wales who has the ability to win at a British Level. I am convinced you should have won on the weekend as you are more than good enough.
You need to change it up and please work on the three obvious areas that need attention as you will destroy the rest when they are put right. You also need to get someone that will give you confidence in your ability as I donât think you believe in yourself and what your capable of. I agree with Andrew you can have a great summer and the time is there to solve the issues but start asking the question how am I going to solve them and what will it take? You donât need to work extra hard as you work hard enough now you just need to work more on the weaker areas to bring them in line with your strengths.
Hey, bit of a meaningful comment aint it. The coach in me is working overtime today.
never mind Lauren it happens to everybody believe me the thing is to learn from it put it right and not to let it get you down. Youll have a great summer season and lots of time now to get the work done and solve any issues.
Heyaaa
well done Jamie ben and megan
an of course Sara fantastic performance!
wish i could have pulled it off wen it matterd i was awful on the weekend really dissapointed with my performance it was way below what it should have been
im going to have to work extra hard for the summer
x
The new UHS Site is here http://unitedhurdlessquad.webeden.co.uk It is still under construction but check it out.
Well done to all the UHS and Lauren this weekend.
Well im knackerd ha ha well done everyone in u.h.s thought you all give it your all and conducted yourselfs in a fantastic manor. Well done to Sara superb result and also Megan Ben and Jamie. The indoor season is now over so time to knuckle down once again and lets have a great outdoor season and see if we can up our medal count once more .
well done sara, fantastic result and well done to everyone in UHS who competed you all were fantastic
good luck to all UHS for tomorrow
keep me updated
Good luck to everyone on the weekend if you cant find me or Graham just look for the united hurdles flag we are there all day.
Only a dvd of a NYAL in cwmbran last year.
Heya Kris
do you have any videos of me competing
cuz i bin nominated for sum sport award thing and they wanted video footage by thurday
dont worry if you havnt
x
Can the following please bring their blocks tomorrow night:-
Jamie,
Ben C,
Dan S
Well done jamie ran well yday :)
good luck to all those who are competing at AAAs see you there !
x
Hi Kris Abbey wont be there tonight as I cant get her there has still cant drive till Monday also Jamie is working tonight on the discos.
cheers Andrew
Tonight as you are all aware the athletes that are competing in the AAA's and 300/400m Hurdles should turn up at UWIC. This is due to the lack of coaching numbers but this doesn't mean that you don't have to train. Theres plenty of chance in the half term. The athletes that are expected to turn up on Thursday.
Sprint Hurdles
Ben Cleary
Megan Thomas
Sara Otung
300m/400mH
Luke Morgan
Sophie Grant
Abbey Gutteridge
I am aware that some of you have other commitments or injured. I will be back next Tuesday so see you all then.
Hi Kris just need to remind you that Jamie has only come back from injury 3 weeks ago and his working on his speed endurance so this needs to be taken into consideration and also that hes not meant to be running at 100% flat speed.
He was upset with his times on Thursday and also his performance but I know that he will be speaking to you about the session.
Andrew.
Oh and thanks everyone for the lovely card and the strongbow will be great for watching Wales tump the scotts.
Results from last nights session are as follows:-
150m- 17.89 J 17.00 L 20.96 A 19.81 S
300m- 40.38 J 39.37 L 48.87 A 48.33 S
600m- 1.51.32 J 1.41.50 L 1.55.82 A
All 3 of you were below the speed endurance index and strength and general endurance which needs to be worled on alot. In all fairness soem were closer than others but Speed endurance wasn't great and training will be guided towards improving this area for the next several weeks.
This is the times that need to be run for a 51 secs 400m flat that will accumlate in a 55/56secs 400mH outdoors.
150m- 16.89secs
300m- 37.20 secs
600m- 1.23.85 secs
The speed is ok and just misses the 150m mark but drops off alot towards the 600m run. When you cosider that the times recorded are not even 30 secs consistent 200 hundreds.
Any problems let me know.
Have a speedy recovery Andrew. Hope you are getting some TLC. See you soon.
hope u have a speedy recovery Andrew, now you'll have plenty of time to play on the computer lol
get well soon, the track won't be the same without you
xxx
UHS:-
I will not be at training tomorrow I have a meeting to attend. I will inform Graham of the training so he and andrew can supervise you.
Well done Dan good race mate looking good for summer.
Good luck Dan and Sara have a good one! Good luck to all the welsh schools team.
Good luck to all competing tomorrow : )
x
Good Luck to Dan and Saraha for tomorrow
Heyaa
yeh i prefer the bigger hurdles thoo
n ye i won the longjump didnt deserve that tho
x
Hey Lauren,
Yeah I saw you run the same time can't believe you had an average start! lol! means you can go alot quicker at the U17 distance now. Didn't you win the long jump?
Heya Kris
i competed in the seniour longjump and hurdles yesterday
ran 8.96 the same as my U17 time! lol and guess what i had an average start for a change
x
Can all Athletes and Parents who have any issues or concerns regarding the UHS squad please attend next Tuesday evening. Also training will be at UWIC on Thursday evening.
Congrats to Sara Otung yesterday she went 9.25 secs at the SEAA Championships at Lee Valley. Beat some top english girls and set a new P.B that ranks her number one in the UK.
Oi had several phone calls of elite modeling asking for Dan's number. They are doing a photo shoot and seen his pic in the Argus.
There is a write up in the South Wales Argus tonight. I love the photo of Dan & James. Ha!
Training is in UWIC tonight. Be warmed up by 6.15pm ready to start. Sprint hurdlers please bring blocks.
Thanks
Kris
Well done Dan and Sarah looking ofrward to seeing you in red
Congratulations Dan on your selection for Celtic Cup!! Well done.
Well done Daniel and Sara for getting selected for the Welsh Schools Team for the Celtic Cup.
Glad you proved Mike Walters, Kim Griffiths and Jim Whelan all wrong after their joke of a selection last year.
Yeah. Sorry Abbey well done! Bet you will be getting selected for Cardiff in the 800 meters in the outdoors. What have you let yourself in for! LOL!
Also a massive well done to all who competed this weekend, I thought there was a much better atmosphere there and some great performances from all the guys. Well done!!
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Congrats to Ben and Lauren on your selection for the UK School Games.