Life with the lads

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. Mine was crazy busy but lovely. I got to see loads of people I haven't seen in ages and spend some well needed time in my hometown. That has all ended now and I'm here in Fuerteventura on training camp. Usually when I go on camp I always room with Ailis and we pretty much end up doing everything together for the duration of the camp but unfortunately she has not been able to come. Please read her own blog and you will see why http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/athletics_irish/71868/. She explains her current situation far better than I could and it gives an insight into just how tough she is.

I have found myself on camp with just the lads. So far it is just myself, Ian McDonald and Danny Kavanagh here together. Thankfully the lads are awesome and they are very entertaining but it is definitely strange not to have Ailis here. I do miss her loads. I've been cracking on with training and doing all my sessions with Ian. He is always ahead of me so I just try to make sure it's not too far ahead and that I'm running well.

Yesterday we had a running session scheduled on our programme. We arrived at the track and it was completely locked up. Open or closed track the session is scheduled so we did what all athletes would do, we found the lowest wall and figured out a way to climb in. The breaking and entering took about 10 minutes. I'm not great with heights so it was a case of do not look down and get into the track as quick as possible. The session was tough but went really well. All in all the scaling wall activity was well worth it.

Outside of training we are just relaxing. It's so funny to be with the boys all day long. The topics of conversation are very different! Whilst it would be entertaining to let all you blog readers in on the things discussed I'm afraid I can't do that to the lads. I'm officially one of the lads.

I gotta go as I'm driving to the airport to collect Sean. He arrives this evening, yet another male. The lads definitely can't replace Terrie and Ailis but they are very good substitutes until I'm back with the ladies.

Bye from Sunny Fuerteventura,
DOR XOXO