It has been a busy few weeks, I left you as I was preparing for my second 20km race of 2016. Backing up my British record 20km from March was the aim... however, the race in Podebrady was one too soon and I was forced to retire from the race at 7km.
Thankfully this actually worked to my favour, it aloud me to get some more training in before the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Rome at the beginning of May in Rome.
The British Team included a strong trio of Junior Men in the 10km and one Junior lady in the 10km. In the senior event we had my self and Dominic King in the 20km and Bethan Davies in the women's 20km.
With an incredible 4th place showing from Callum Wilkinson in the 10km on the Saturday Morning, the team were in high spirits heading into the afternoon.
Me and Dom were next in the 20km.
The race had a total of 136 athletes in it. Possibly double the amount who will be in the 20km in Rio.
The venue was stunning and I felt ready!
To my surprise after my great early season performances I was called to the front at the start, as one of the featured athletes. I did my best not to let this effect my race plan. I wanted an easy start, which I still managed, despite leading out the race!
The race went to plan for the majority and by half way I was only 20seconds off the leader. My plan then was to start taking off people ahead of me, one by one. Which I did successfully moving through the field quickly with German athlete Hagen Pohle.
Once again my right hip which has plagued many of my races in recent years let me down in the final third of the race, restricting my stride. Meaning I stopped moving through the field, aiming for a top 20 place disappeared, and I had to settle for 34th place in 1:22:55, two minutes off PB pace. I was incredibly upset by this, as my fitness hadn't let me down, a weakness had, which was caused by the twisting race course in the centre of Rome.
This finishing time was one that I would have loved in the past, now it shows how my goals have shifted to new heights.
Working with my medical team and my coach, we plan to make sure my hip doesn't effect my race in Rio... It didn't effect my 20km in March in Dudince and I set a massive PB - this shows just what I am capable of - replicating that is the aim.
To start with it means two big blocks of training - one at altitude - before Rio. I'm eager to get going into that. Firstly though, I need to race the 20km Olympic Trial in two weeks time in Leeds, with a top two finish required.
After Rome I had the honour to meet the Prime Minister as I was invited to a drinks reception at 10 Downing Street. This was for public figures from the LGBT community. - I never expected any thing like this to have come from me speaking honestly publicly. I had wonderful time, met some truly inspirational people who do so much for LGBT equality, as well as of course the Prime Minister, who spoke very passionately.
No phones were aloud in Number 10, so I grabbed a selfie before going in... 
That week I also spent some time at home with my family and had some nice down time.
I also did plenty of pre Rio media and together with the Great South Run we launched the Walker vs Runner 5km challenge!
I will be racing in Portsmouth at the Great South Run 5km, in October, come and see if you can run faster than I can walk... I'd hope most of you can!
Everything is getting very Olympic at the moment! In two weeks time I hope to secure my place at the Olympics at the trial, if I can bag a top two finish, it will be sealed.
Then onto the Track and Field trials at the end of June in Birmingham, where race walkers compete over 5km, I've broken the British record for this distance 3 times in the last 5 attempts at this competition, so that's also one to keep an eye out for.
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We're entering into the business end of this season, be with me step by step!
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