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.

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:-

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.

Nice!

..Newports good enough for me though :)

sorry to hear about jamies Hamstring hope it isnt serious

x

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.

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 )

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.

glad to hear its not serious

.. 10 days will definately fly by!

x

Lauren:-

Thanks for photo do you have a higher quality picture as the picture quality goes the bigger the picture is.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

cant run AAAs u20 thers always next year !

my season is not looking good!

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

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.

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.

United Hurdles Squad:- The squad will remain at UWIC until the end of May on a Tuesday evening.

Luke M and Laura S win 400mH U20 at South Wales Regional Championships. More results when known.

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.

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.

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

Sara Otung goes to top of the UK rankings with a 11.3 secs to win the Southern Championships.

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?

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.

where are we on thursday

there are sum nice pics on east wales

sorry bwt last 2 comments, for some reason it's on toms address and he's been playing!!!!

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

:(

400m Hurdles have been added to the Aberdare open on Wednesday of you want to compete.

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.

Good luck to all the Cardiff Hurdles Squad that are competing in the NJL tomorrow.

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.

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.

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

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.

Congrats to Ben and Lauren on your selection for the UK School Games.

when is training this week? have the nights/times changed?

Training is Tuesday UWIC and Wednesday Leckwith 6.15pm start.

hi kris ! Me and ben just got home so will be back training on thursday :) see you then x

Training tonight is in UWIC Indoors and not Leckwith.

Heyaa Kris,

hows everyone getting on ?

luke did well at Celtics!!

:)

haha im in a cast now :|

badly sprained ankle whilst training

not good!

Lauren:- I think you have had a lifetime of injuries this season. Surely nothing else can go wrong! Just as you were getting back into competing. How long do you have the cast on for? The squad have done great this season. The best yet which all goes well! Take care of yourself and keep me updated on how you are getting on. By the way good luck with your Exam results.