Well as I sit here (in my front room) at 9.30pm on New Year’s Eve, I reflect on the year past and, of course, the year coming.

2011 was a decent year for me on the whole. My best memory was winning the 100m and 200m double at the England Championships, my worst memory was the injuries that plagued the second half of my season.
There were many more great memories along the way like my warm weather training trip to Arizona where I visited the Grand Canyon with Rafael. Spending my birthday in the UK for the first time since 2004, I was able to see my friends and family which meant so much to me. My memories are always athletics orientated, in a few years I will have a more varied list of memories but for now it is all TRACK, TRACK, TRACK.

2012 is set to be the biggest, toughest, greatest and most memorable year of my life so far. I have my targets and am working harder than ever to achieve them. Keep following my progress via my website and twitter to see the excitement unfold as we get closer to the Olympics.

The Christmas and New Year period is a strange one for athletes. The only thing I am concerned about is when the track is open. I have been lucky this year as Lee Valley has been open every day, other than Christmas Day.

I have not been able to relax as much as others may do around this time. No lounging around all day eating left-over turkey and chocolate, instead I have remained in my usual routine. I allowed myself to deviate from my usual eating plan on Christmas Day, other than that it has been business as usual. This can be tough, but not when you have an Olympic Games to qualify for in seven months. Of course I wouldn’t have it any other way, I am not complaining about the lifestyle I have chosen.

Well, it’s now 10pm and I am off to bed. Hope you all have a great New Years Eve.

LT