Bad News!!!

OK, so as soon as this blog started, the journey to NY is over. I have had bad groin pain over the past few days which has been potentially diagnosed as osteitis pubis, which is an inflammation of the pelvic bone. If this is the case, I will have to rest it for up to 9 months. I am awaiting X-Ray results but if they come back clear, I will have to have an MRI scan on the pelvis too.

I have therefore withdrawn from the ING New York City Marathon and also the Bupa Great North Run too. This is obviously a frustrating time for me but I have to accept that injury is part and parcel of road running and I hope to come back quicker and stronger in 2012.

Twitter Accounts of Team GB for Daegu 2011

Since Twitter is so accessible to everyone right now, I thought I'd point out all the accounts of all of the Team GB athletes going to Daegu. Follow, give them your support and get behind Team GB.

100m

Harry Aikines Aryeetey @aikines

Dwain Chambers @dwainchambers

Marlon Devonish @MarlonDevonish1

Jeanette Kwakye @JNETTEKWAKYE

Laura Turner @LauraTurner100

200m

James Ellington @Jellington100m

Christian Malcolm @ChristianM200

400m

Martyn Rooney @MartynRooney

Christine Ohuruogu @chrissyohuruogu

Nicola Sanders @nic400

800m

Andrew Osagie @andrewosagie

1500m

Hannah England @hannengland

5000m

Mo Farah @Mo_Farah

Helen Clitheroe @clitherbot

100m Hurdles

Tiffany Ofili-Porter @tiffofili

110m Hurdles

Lawrence Clarke @lawrence_clarke

William Sharman @williamsharman

Andy Turner @andyturner110h

400m Hurdles

Jack Green @jackpgreen

Dai Greene @DaiGreene

Nathan Woodward @NathWoodward

Eilidh Child @EilidhChild

Perri Shakes-Drayton @Shakesdrayton

Heptathlon

Jessica Ennis @J_Ennis

Louise Hazel @LOUISEHAZEL

High Jump

Martyn Bernard @Martynbernard

Pole Vault

Steve Lewis @AirLewis

Holly Bleasdale @HollyBleasdale

Kate Dennison @KateDennison

Long Jump

Greg Rutherford @GregJRutherford

Chris Tomlinson @LongJumpChris

Shara Proctor @SharaProctor

Triple Jump

Philips Idowu @PhillipsIdowu

Javelin

Goldie Sayers @goldiesayers

Discus

Brett Morse @Brett_Morse

Abdul Buhari @discusabs

4x100m

Mark Lewis-Francis @mlewisfrancis

Danny Talbot @DannyRakeTalbot

Montell Douglas @MontyTrackStar

Asha Philip @MissAshaPhilip

4x400m

Richard Buck @rickbee400

Luke Lennon-Ford @Lukey400m

Marilyn Okoro @mokoro4

Marathon

Andrew Lemoncello @LemonRuns

Lee Merrien @leemerrien

UK Athletics Announces Squad for Daegu

Mo Farah winning the 10,000m in Eugene at the Prefontaine Classic

UK Athletics has today announced a squad of 67 for the IAAF Athletics World Championships in Daegu at the end of the month.
Team GB veteran 200m runner Christian Malcolm has been named as Team Captain for the championships.

I, personally, am very excited to see Mo Farah go in the 10,000m and hopefully the 5,000m too. Since moving to Portland, Oregon, to train under the tutelage of Alberto Salazar, this has clearly instilled a real belief in Mo and he now looks favourite to win gold in Daegu.

It's also great to see James Shane go in the 1500m. The Newham and Essex Beagles runner was very impressive at the UK Aviva National Championships where he ran the fastest time since Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett won their national titles.

There's also Helen Clitheroe running in the 5000m. The 37-year-old achieved her 'A' standard at the Crystal Palace Diamond League meet last weekend and it will be excitingt to see her racing in Daegu.

Other highlights include the flamboyant Triple jump World Champion, Philips Idowu and the very talented and instantly likeable 400m hurdler Perri-Shakes Drayton. The world championships will be a great way to measure where the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team are with London 2012 less than a year away.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is most definitely one to watch

Below is the full squad and a link to the UK Athletics article.

Aviva GB & NI Team:

MEN
100m: Harry Aikines Aryeetey (Michael Khmel) - Sutton
Dwain Chambers (self-coached) – Belgrave
Marlon Devonish (Dan Pfaff) – Coventry Godiva

200m: James Ellington (John Powell) – Newham & Essex
Christian Malcolm (Dan Pfaff) – Cardiff

400m: Martyn Rooney (Nick Dakin) - Croydon

800m: Andrew Osagie (Craig Winrow) Harlow
Michael Rimmer (Norman Poole) - Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton

1500m: James Shane (Martin Brown) – Newham & Essex

5000m:Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) – Newham & Essex

10000m:Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) – Newham & Essex

110mH: Lawrence Clarke (Malcolm Arnold) – Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
William Sharman (Malcolm Arnold) - Belgrave
Andy Turner (Lloyd Cowan) – Sale

400mH:Jack Green (Malcolm Arnold) - Kent
Dai Greene (Malcolm Arnold) – Swansea
Nathan Woodward (Nick Dakin) - Tamworth

High Jump:
Martyn Bernard (Dan Pfaff)
Tom Parsons (Fuzz Ahmed) - Birchfield

Pole Vault: Steve Lewis (Dan Pfaff) – Newham & Essex

Long Jump: Greg Rutherford (Dan Pfaff) – Marshall Milton Keynes
Chris Tomlinson (Frank Attoh) – Newham & Essex

Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu (Aston Moore) - Belgrave

Discus:Abdul Buhari (Mark Wiseman) – Newham & Essex
Brett Morse – Birchfield
Carl Myerscough (self-coached) Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde

4x100m: Harry Aikines Aryeetey (Michael Khmel) Sutton
Marlon Devonish (Dan Pfaff) – Coventry Godiva
James Ellington (John Powell) – Belgrave
Mark Lewis-Francis (Linford Christie) - Birchfield
Christian Malcolm (Dan Pfaff) – Cardiff
Craig Pickering (Michael Khmel) - Marshall Milton Keynes
Danny Talbot (Dan Cossins) - Birchfield

4x400m: Richard Buck (Steve Fudge) – City of York
Chris Clarke (Nick Dakin) – Marshall Milton Keynes
Jack Green (Malcolm Arnold) - Kent
Dai Greene (Malcolm Arnold) – Swansea
Luke Lennon Ford (Linford Christie) – Birchfield
Nigel Levine (Simon Duberley) Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Martyn Rooney (Nick Dakin) –Croydon
Richard Strachan (Linford Christie) – Trafford

MarathonAndrew Lemoncello (Greg McMillan) Fife - team
Lee Merrien (John Nuttall) Newham & Essex - team
Dave Webb (Bud Baldaro) Leeds City - team

WOMEN

100m: Jeanette Kwakye (Michael Afilaka) - Woodford Green Essex Ladies
Anyika Onuora (Lloyd Cowan) - Liverpool Harriers
Laura Turner (Linford Christie) - Harrow

200m: Anyika Onuora (Lloyd Cowan) - Liverpool Harriers

400m: Lee McConnell (Rodger Harkins) - Shaftesbury Barnet
Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan) – (Newham & Essex)
Nicola Sanders (Tony Lester)- Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow

800m: Emma Jackson (Alan Morris) - City of Stoke
Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) – Wigan
Marilyn Okoro (Ayo Falola) – Shaftesbury Barnet

1500m:
Lisa Dobriskey (Ricky Soos)– Ashford
Hannah England (Bud Baldaro) - Oxford

5000m:Helen Clitheroe (John Nuttall) - Preston

3000mSC:Barbara Parker (Sean Burris) - Norwich

100mH: Tiffany Porter (James Henry) – Woodford Green Essex Ladies

400mH:Eilidh Child (Malcolm Arnold) - Pitreavie
Perri Shakes-Drayton (Chris Zah) - Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets

Pole Vault: Holly Bleasdale (Julien Raffalli- Ebezant) – Blackburn
Kate Dennison (Scott Simpson) - Sale

Long Jump: Shara Proctor (Rana Reider) - Birchfield

Triple Jump:
Yamile Aldama (Frank Attoh) – Shaftesbury Barnet

Javelin:Goldie Sayers (Dan Pfaff) - Belgrave

Hammer:Sophie Hitchon (Derek Evely) – Blackburn

Heptathlon:Jessica Ennis (Toni Minichiello) Sheffield
Louise Hazel (Aston Moore) - Birchfield

20km Race Walk:Jo Jackson (Andi Drake) – Middlesbrough & Cleveland

4x100m: Montell Douglas (Ayo Falola) – Blackheath & Bromley
Jeanette Kwakye (Michael Afilaka) Woodford Green & Essex Ladies
Anyika Onuora (Lloyd Cowan) - Liverpool Harriers
Abi Oyepitan (Tony Lester) – Shaftesbury Barnet
Asha Philip (Mike McFarlane) – Newham & Essex
Tiffany Porter (James Henry) – Woodford Green Essex Ladies
Laura Turner (Linford Christie) - Harrow

4x400m: Eilidh Child (Malcolm Arnold) - Pitreavie
Lee McConnell (Rodger Harkins) Shaftesbury Barnet
Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) – Wigan
Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan) – Newham & Essex
Marilyn Okoro (Ayo Falola) – Shaftesbury Barnet
Nadine Okyere (Joe Caines) Birchfield
Nicola Sanders (Tony Lester) Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Perri Shakes-Drayton (Chris Zah) - Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets

Marathon:
Alyson Dixon (coach: Liz McColgan) Chester-le-Street- team
Susan Partridge (coach: John Montgomery) Leeds City- team

http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/august-2011/09-08-11-aviva-gb-ni/

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome to my new running blog in my lead-up to the ING New York City Marathon on 6th November 2011. Join me in my ups and downs, injuries and training PB's, and everything in-between.

This blog will act as a training log, updated EVERY day. It will also feature running news with a massive event coming up in Daegu, South Korea, with the IAAF Athletics World Championships starting on the 27th August. There will also be discussions on running topics in general and hopefully this will prove to be useful to all readers whether you love running or never plan to run a metre in your life. 

Since I started training for the Dublin Marathon last year, running has had such a positive effect on my life and has become a major passion of mine. I really hope that you'll find this blog useful and helpful in some way. Please join me on my journey to New York. Feel free to comment and suggest topics to write about, or if you want any advice or have any advice for me, whatever it is don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love your input and interaction, so whatever you have to say, I welcome it. Enjoy!