Medals and More

Well the competition seems to be going well. Team GB (My Team 😍) are doing well, though I am not sure how they are doing compared to the targets they have been set to achieve. But I am very proud of all of those that have been competing. Each day I get to know them a little more and chat with different athletes and feel like a proud Mum when they do well.

11 Gold, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze at end of play on Monday seems a good haul to me.

Sunday and Monday have been very different days, I have walked through Stratford Centre to find a post box (to actually post something, not just for fun) and spotted the "Meridian Line", that runs through from Greenwich.
(I was very excited about this)

Headed off to meet another athlete at St Pancras and escorted them back as well as meeting one at Stratford and bringing his equipment back to the hotel. Then filling in with any odd jobs needed, topping up the Athetes' room water and yogurt supplies.

Team GB management and coaches are a very well oiled machine, so most everything is covered, though with so many winning medals, I was sent across to one ceremony to accompany Olivia Breen collecting her gold for Long Jump. She was so excited and didn't stop talking and smiling all the way.

Had then to accompany one of the athletes (Isaac Towers) across to the warm up track ready for his race later in the evening, which sadly I didn't get to watch, and I think he came 7th, which was brilliant as he has a long future ahead of him.

Another of the athletes Andrew Small, who had won a bronze on Saturday at the session we had been to, also came over to the Stadium, and he was keen to buy some programmes so we wandered off to find some and then headed into the stadium to watch some of the races and we spent time chatting about the events and how he was getting on with his competing. A great companion for predicting the race results as he was very aware of all their abilities, though in any race it's always what happens on the night, and some of the races seem to be taking place so late, I'd be half asleep, not sure about having energy to compete.


During the day though I did bump into so many volunteers I knew, which was great fun, though was quite a hot and humid day for competing, with any luck it will be cooling down a little for the next few days.

I am now looking forward to seeing what the next few days have in store. (Though it seems to be going really quickly).
There's still plenty of competition to go and each day means I get to see more of how the behind the scenes stuff works.
Its a great way to spend my "holiday" and I feel very privileged to be involved.

So let Tuesday begin....
Catch you soon