2022: That was the year that was January to June
2022 started as most years do – with my daughter feeling sad that panto was over. Then it was back to school. My younger son…
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Return to English Schools national athletics championships
Last week, my son competed in his final English Schools national athletics championships. This is the biggest and most prestigious athletics competition available to young…
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The seven metre long jump
My son has been aiming for a seven metre long jump for a couple of years now. It is a really big milestone and he…
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Cars, Covid and the best laid plans
Isn’t it funny (not in a good way), how outside circumstances constantly change plans? I remember this being a problem when my kids were very…
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Long jump: Start of the 2022 outdoor season
Summer is here, which means the start of the outdoor athletic season and a return to long jump competition for my son. The outdoor season…
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Long jump: England Athletics Indoor Championships
My son recently came 5th in the under 20 men’s long jump at the England Athletics Indoor Championships in Sheffield. He came 10th in the…
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2021: That was the year that was January to June
We started the year in tier 4 Covid restrictions and on 5th January we went into the third national lockdown. My husband and son were…
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English Schools athletics: Qualification!
For the last couple of months, my son has been determined to make it to the English Schools athletics national competition for long jump. He…
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Long jump progress
After getting a new PB of 6.75 in his long jump, my son plateaued a bit. It’s to be expected. You can’t get a PB…
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2020: That was the year that was July to December
The second part of my look back at 2020, a year like no other… You can read part one here. For us, July felt like…
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Return to long jump
After a 2020 summer athletics season with nothing, my son finally made a return to long jump the other day. All of the big competitions…
