Miracle workers!!!

Hi everyone,

Our second full day in Rhodes is nearly over, and to be honest its been a pretty quiet one. The heat, whilst still fairly oppressive, relented for the large part of the day which made it feel a little more comfortable but not by much!

Training was split down the middle today, with some athletes choosing to train in the morning again whilst others (myself included) went for an evening session. Choices are being mainly determined by when individual events are, which will give us all a chance to get used what it will be like when the action begins.

The second group arrived down the track around 6pm, and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! Not only were the conditions much more suited to being able to train without melting, but the elves have obviously been working overtime as the track is beginning to resemble something near what it should be like. I still found it funny that they were cementing in the throwing circles as we arrived there today, but it looks like our girls will be throwing after all now which is a relief!

On the injury front, Ben has picked up some kind of problem with his calf/achilles. He will undergo extensive physio between now and Monday, but being Ben he'll no doubt bounce back and put in a couple of cracking performances - no doubt running me pretty close in the Triple Jump on Friday too!! A lot of minor injuries have been sustained in the pool of all places, with various cramps, cut feet and bruises appearing on our athletes, but overall i'd sum the mood of the camp up as relaxed, injury-free (ish), but raring to go.

Thats pretty much it for today guys, hopefully a little more to report on tomorrow.