Hi!

After having a very busy month in August, I came back home and had 12 days rest.

But I didn’t spend the full 12 days out of the water, I got back in a couple of times just to swim up and down so I wouldn’t lose my feel for the water.

Sadly our family cat was killed on the road in August, but we had been looking for a kitten since then and now we are a family of 5 again.

The month was focusing on getting back into the normal training regime as quickly as possible so that the load can now be increase in preparation for the Olympic trials.

The last week of September I attended a training camp in Calella, Spain. The Edinburgh team and part of the Loughborough team were also there. It was great fun but tiring as the aim was to be active for most of the day with little rest (apart from sleeping at night).

In the mornings before breakfast and morning training we would do land work either in the gym or on the beach. The afternoons were fun as certain people had to design activities which were then carried out on the beach!

The activities varied from Volleyball, rounders, touch rugby and Frisbee. Since the sand on the beach wasn’t proper sand, it was small stones, probably man made, several of the other swimmers went through several socks (socks had to be worn as the soles of your feet became quite sore with the roughness of the sand).

It was a great experience to train outdoors and long course as it is something that I don’t get the luxury of often.

Hannah

Hannah is supported by the Scottish Institute of Sport.  To view her profile, click here.