Life after the Europeans
Hey guyssss,
It doesn't feel like two minutes since my last post but a lot has happened since then. Since the Europeans i have been to barcelona, got injured =( , had a great holiday in corfu and i'm now building my way back up and getting ready for the World championships / commonwealth games which are both in October later this year.
My first international competition after the europeans was the JOAQUIM BLUME competition which was in Barcelona. I had never been to barcelona before so i was really looking forward to going and felt ready to compete AA again. This competition was a new competition to me and I competed for GB girls while Sam Hunter competed for the GB boys.
We both went out to compete with no expectations and we both had a great competition, i finished in 3rd place and Sam went on to take the Gold for the boys. The day after the competition we got to into Barcelona to see some sites and go shopping and can you believe that i got spotted by one of my fans in the middle of Barcelona !!!
As soon as i got back from barcelona i went straight back to the gym and it was time to get ready for my favourite competition of the year the BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Unfortunately just 3 weeks before whilst i was preparing my new tumble on floor which i will hopefully be able to compete in the next few weeks, i rolled my ankle and the hopes i had of retaining my title as British senior champion went straight out the window.
It was really hard to accept at first, not being able to compete and not being able to wear my awesome new leotards but then at the same time all the pressure of having to retain my titles had disappeared which was kind of nice. I then realised that it was kind of a blessing in disguise and i could start my preparation for the world championships ahead of schedule because of it. I then decided to take a holiday, i had a fabulous time in Corfu with my family and by the time i arrived home i felt so ready to get going again.
Since then i have been through a long rehabilitation programme for my ankle, worked a lot on improving my fitness and have had fun trying out some new skills which i'm still working on now. Some of them i have recently competed and some of them are still in progress.
My most recent competition was the Great Britain v Switzerland international in gateshead and that was my first AA competition since my ankle injury. My target was to prove that i'm back and although i missed out on the british champs because of my injury, i'm now fit and ready for action. I didn't compete my full routines and i know still have a lot of work to do before october but i'm ready for the challenge.
The next stage of journey starts in a weeks time as i begin a 5-6 week training camp with the girls at lilleshall as part of the preparation for the worlds and commonwealths.
I almost forgot to mention my new leotard collection with milano-pro sport =) which i'm so excited about. I love designing leotards and once the opportunity came around to design my own collection i just had to say yes. It took me so long to design them and it feels amazing to know that my dream of having my own collection one day is finally real. I hope you all like them !!
Well that's pretty much everything covered for now, thanks again for all your support.
Luv Becky xoxoxo