Something has changed

Well, that's the European championships over and I can only say well done to the British team, what a great haul of medals. I posted about Mo Farrah last Monday winning the 10000 metres. but that was only the start of many great performances. Mo did great when he went on to win the 5000 metres as well, a double gold winner - wow. All the great performances and medal winning got me thinking, it was not too long ago that Britian was not doing well at all in Athletics, morale seemed very low and medals were very hard to come by. What has changed ??
I think the appointment of the new head coach Charles van Commenee was the turning point and he has managed to influence the perspective and expectations for many of the athletes.
I think for all of us who run there is a great lesson there. If your performances are not up to your expectation or standards then perhaps a change of perception or a change in the way of doing things will have a positive affect on your future efforts. Its certainly worth thinking a bit more about....

What a Win

Got to mention the great result last night in the European 10000 metres. Mo Farrah demolished the opposition and fellow brit Chris Thompson ran valiantly to clinch second. Gold and Silver in one race, fantastic.
What really caught my attention as a runner watching top class runners was the way Mo ran. I have seen him in races when things did not go right and the results were very different. Last night he was in superb form and seemed to toy with the opposition laughing as he went round. When he put the foot down around the final bend he fairly streaked away to a great win. What a difference when you see someone fit, able and confident, not frightened of anybody else in the field.
Well done Mo and Chris.