2014

When I think about the 2014 season I have very mixed feelings. It is fair to say that this season hasn't been the best of my carrier so far but I still came out of it with things that I am now proud of. If you asked me after Europeans how I felt my season went, my reply defiantly wouldn't have been positive but after a lot of reflection I am proud of what I did this year considering I wasn't in the best shape of my life.  

I had a great winter of training before the season and I was throwing well but I struggled in the season to get my throwing stable with that came the stress of not performing the way I wanted. I had a seasons best of 71.53m back in May this year in Halle, Germany which is always a great competition and I felt like my throw was coming together but the next few competitions were disappointing and agin felt my throw was unstable. The European Team championships was another good competition for me, even though the distance wasn't the best the throwing felt good. 

Then we are into the main part of the year commonwealth games were next and my preparation was far from smooth but when I got to the village things stated to come together. Unfortunately it didn't come in the competition I felt like my last throw was good but when it landed I knew it wasn't enough and I finished 3rd, getting a medal at a championships is great but I expected more for myself. After reflection getting the bronze medal was a major achievement with all the problems I have had this year. 

European Championships was a disaster for me, after commonwealths I came down with a stomach bug the day before we were going to fly, I didn't know if I was going to make it to the championships but I wanted to at least try and compete, you never know unless you try, I had no energy in the comp, my finial attempt was good but was out of sector, I was bitterly disappointed for a long time after, I felt like it was a great opportunity that I had missed. Now I am so glad I went and I tried to compete I learnt a lot and didn't want to look back and think "what if?" thats where my season ended. 

This was the first season I haven't had a PB, it was hard and a lot of struggle but I have learnt a lot, things are sent to test us and success isn't a smooth climb, its a bumpy road but feel more determined than ever. I am back into training for a great 2015!

Sophie

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