...Daegu

Once again Aviva provided the GB team with an amazing holding camp. Our base was in Ulsan,1.5hrs South East of Daegu. 

Training for mid-distance/endurance athletes in Ulsan was great. We were just a few minutes jog away from the river where we had a choice of dirt, tarmac or track surfaces. The Korean's seem to like laying track everywhere, which is great for us joggers!   

The 2nd best thing about Ulsan was fact that there were two Starbucks within 200m from the hotel, closely followed by sushi everyday at lunch and dinner! 

It pretty much rained the whole time in Ulsan, however the humidity was still quite high.

I arrived in the village on Wednesday. We didn't leave until 2pm, so I had plenty of time to get my last pre race session in at the track in the morning. My heats are at 10:35am, so I have been doing the majority of my sessions in the morning. 

The accreditation process was very fast, and I was in my apartment by 4:15pm. It was nice to have a short bus transfer rather than a flight.

View from Team GB block

Start lists for day 1 came out today and I am in heat 3 which I am happy with. Qualification is Top 3 and 3 fastest times. Usually 15 advance into the final, so I need to be on my A game to ensure a place in the final.  

This morning i will do some extended strides at the track with a short warm-up/cool-down. The track is only about 200m from our apartment block which is great.  

Go TEAM GB!