This weekend was the first race of the season and it was a great way to kick off the year. As I am still only 13 I am too young to enter the selection race but I paddled up in the prem race in Kayak (K1) and Canoe (C1). On Saturday in K1 I came […]
Lee Valley British Open Demo Runs November 2014
This weekend I was at the Lee Valley British Open. I was invited to do the demo runs and I was really looking forward to doing it as it would be great experience for me and also there would be team GB, world champions and Olympic champions from all over the world watching. First we […]
Lee Valley Training Camp October 2014
Just had a great three days of training down at Lee Valley White Water centre. With 2 GB Canoeing sessions every day I managed to progress massively and I had loads of fun, including doing C1 down the course for the first time which was a big achievement. Everyday I had the opportunity to watch […]
Profiling
Today I was at GB Canoeing Profiling at the national water sports centre (Nottingham). We had to do a series of tests. First I did the diamond test and 20m and 100m sprint tests on the flat water lake. Then I had a physio test followed by lunch. After lunch I had the white water affinity […]
HPP Div 1/Prem
This weekend I raced at the div 1/prem race at HPP. I had a great time and ended the season on a high. On Saturday I paddled up in the prem race where there were top athletes from all around the country including world champion Fiona Pennie and Mallory Franklin and I came 20th out of […]
Llandysul Div 1/2
This weekend I travelled all the way to Llandysul in south Wales for a div 1/2 race. On Saturday I came 8th out of 32 in K1 and out of 7 in C1. This meant I was promoted to Prem/1 in C1. I was really happy with this. On Sunday I came 5th out of […]
HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race
This weekend I competed in the HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race. Last season this was one of my first races in div 1. On Saturday I “paddled up” in the prem race and I came 28th out of 42. On Sunday I raced in the div 1 race and I got my best result so […]
Tees Barrage Div 1/Prem and British Junior Championships
I had a great time this weekend racing at my home course, the Tees Barrage International White Water Centre in Stockton. On Saturday I raced in K1 and C1. In K1 I won the Junior 13 trophy and in C1 I won the Junior 13, 14 and 15 trophies!! I am extremely happy with this […]
Tryweryn Graveyard Prem
This weekend I had a great time in Wales at the Tryweryn Graveyard for the Prem race. It was my first paddle up and I was really exited. I finished 26 out of 30 on Saturday and 27 out of 31 on Sunday. I love it there and I cant wait to go back soon. […]
Summer Shootout
Today I was at the Summer Shootout race at the Tees Barrage. I had loads of fun racing in C1 and K1. I came 2nd in K1 and 1st in C1.
Grandtully Div 1/2
This weekend I raced at Grandtully in Scotland. I had a great weekend finishing 7th both days. Here are the results for Saturday and Sunday.
Lee Valley 7th-8th August 2014
This Thursday and Friday I visited Lee Valley White Water Centre with David. We had a really good time and were able to train on some GB slots on the Olympic and legacy course. I really enjoyed it there. It was the second time I had visited Lee Valley and I highly recommend going there.