The 2011 athletics season has finished and it's been an interesting one to say the least. In a season that promised so much at the beginning it was unfortunate that it all unravelled not long after.

After completing a solid training block with the Melbourne Track Club boys in Mt. Laguna, California in May, I headed to Eugene, Oregon for the Prefontaine Classic. I was entered in the 'B' mile as it was my first race back from a long lay-off through injury. It was a race which I had won the year before so it was a good place to start things off. I ended up getting the win again but it wasn't as smooth as last year. I still won comfortably at the end but I could tell that I hadn't raced in awhile. My rhythm was all over the shop and tactically I think I made every wrong move in the book. It was still a win over a decent field but not very satisfying.

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