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i did it, i passed, unbeleavible. This time 9 days ago, i had 15 assignments to do, in 7days. The 7days, where up, we got a exstension over the weekend. I had three assignmenst to do, by 12 oclock today, because the marks where being sent off, at three.

Well in college today people where dropping like flies, the hand full of people, who where in the same situation as me.

I got up at 5 in the morning to start my final two academic posters. I had to had draw everything, because my computer is ****, and the printer is out of order.

These last two weeks have been the most detsressing, pressured of my life. I have been on the edge, i could of broken into tears at any time, over the two weeks. (I should of had these assignments done months ago, when i got them.

I thought about leaving college 9days ago, i had a moutain to climb,without no equipment. I sat myself down, walked the streets. Seen people who i knew, doing nothing with their lifes.

I was a dead man walking, the most behind out of the whole class, none of the teachers beleaved i could not do it. BUt deep down, they wanted me to pull it off.

So 12 oclock today passed, the deadline was gone. I ran down fROm the libary, because i can concentrate better up there.

PeopLE where crying in the computer centre, being told they had failed, because their work was late.

I still had’nt finsihed one poster, but something told me, get back up the stairs do your poster.

I did it, and handed it in to the teacher, from which subject it was from. He marked it, and i thanked him, because the deadline had gone.

It was being sent off at 3, and i handed it in at 2.20.

I feel that a heavywieght weight has been lifted from my shoulders, i finally did it. 3years of, crazy stuff.

I was kicked off my course, in my first year, failed everything my english.

My parents where asking me

“why are you like this, why”

“I told them its my fault, am lazy, and mess about” i have never been so ashamed in my life.

Usaully people learn from there mistakes, i did for the first year of my course i passed everything, and got my GSCE english. Just about, i still messed about, did’nt turn up for lesson and all that.

Go to college, with a oen, maybe anot even that on somedays.

(who said my grammer and english was bad, i think i am a genius. Seriously, am unique, i ****ed the exammers up, with my second paper. Creativity, i shouted out more metaphors, than a room filled, with Mu Hammad Ali, Tupac.

I know this has **** all to do with athletics, but i don’t care.

I was a dead man walking 9days ago, am i have did 15assignments since then.

I just wnat to enjoy teh summer now, well a summer in the UK.

I don’t want to think about, University at the moment.

Am mentally drainned.

I will never be a idal student, i have complete tis course without a file, i just sit in class fill in pads, then throw them in my room.

Yes i will nevre be ideal, but i can imporve abit.

. be more orgainsed, use a file.

>Try and do my assigenments, when i get them, not 6months later.

BUt i must say this, i past tis course in style. If it was made into a film, it would be good to watch.

This is the greatest acheivement in my life, people douted me, but i did it.

My mum inspired me, becuase i can rember watching her studying to further herself, even though she is old, she never gave up.

You are your children, so i did’nt want to let her down, and myself.

My dad, sister, brother

am the youngest, i have lead the most dramatic life, i have had alot to over come. And i did it.

But will all have things, that hld us back in life, whats a life without a barrier a challange. Nothing!

Thank you very much

and most of all i thank god, nothing is meant to be, nothing is written, your in control of your own destiny.

But if you want it hard enough, and you try hard enough, the big man, higher power, will help you up stairs.

Nothing just happens for a reason, you make it happen.

What does the future hold for me, i need to get a job, some money. I need to become a man, because am still that little kid with the michael jackson bad t-shirt on, with a big curliy head.

Walking around the play ground, racing people sprinting, messing about.

That kid will always be in me, but i must grow into a Tiger now. I have been Wounded , ive been hurt.

And i got back up, in life.

my finest day is yet unkown.

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I can focus more on training and athletics now.

AM COMING

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COME ON

training tommorow, i have a surprize for everyone, the next time i run.

Due to college work, i ahd to miss my last meeting, which was on staurday. I have one coming up in two weeks.

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Excuses me, i need some help. Recently, i have been going the gym. I said that i would not start wieght training until september.

But i have change my mind. Am only attending the gym twice aweek, saturdays, and tuesdays.

Its a knew exsperience, and after sprinting on saturday morning. I relaxed,a nd chilled out for abit. Then made my way to the gym.

It there where a few beef heads there, all look over 200pounds.

I did the leg press, and i have been keeping the reps on every machine at 10.

I did the shoulder press. Vertical grip, because it is more comfortable for my shoulders.

Hamstring curls.

And seat Row, am not sure, if that is right.

I want to add the bench press. Oh i do 4 sets of every exercise.

I want to do the bench press, but am abit weary. Because a while back, i damged my shoulder. I never got it seen too, but i still watch it.

Its alot better, now. I think i damaged the shoulder joint, rotator cuff. From playing loads of basketball, and badminton.

I have heard that, the bench press puts alot of stress on your shoulder joints.

But i have learnt that a closer grip, puts less stress on your joints.

Do you think i should do the bench press. My shoulder, is ok now. I feel no pain, but it feels alittle weaker and less unstable, than my left shoulder.

That Machine where you pull, has helped me abit. I feel my shoulder getting stronger.

Also i have heard that rotator cuff exercisors are good. I have free wieghts in my house, so i could do them. But i don’t know how to do them, perform them correct.

Am just gaining, more strength, i ahve been doing it for a week now.

And them beef heads, can’t even lift that muc. I was lifting more than them on the shoulder press and seat row.

A few of them, look shocked and amazed. I Walked in the place 5"11, 10stone 8pounds.

Slight and tight. i CAME TO BRING THE PAIN.

In september, is when i will really turn it up. And create my own porgramme, now am just easeing myeslf into it.

Two weeks is my next oppurtunity to, break sub-11. Also i think i have the capiblity to run sub 22. I only did 5x60m today with 2min reocery between each. I decided to run a 100m, at the end, and timed myself, when my 2min recovery was over.

I starting running when, i heard the beep, when i press the watch.

I got 11.10sec, at the end of training, and i never time myself. I find it uncomfortable, i was looking at the groud near theh and, looking of the line.

I think if someone esle would of timed, me, i would of run sub 11.

This is justa indication, that am not finished.

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i will get some rotator cuff exercisors, and if i do the bench press.

it will be meduim grip

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i will just rest today, and eat food. Tommorow, i will train on the track.

I hope we are doing, 200s, so i can beat everyone.

I have’nt trainned with my club for aweek, i training in the mornings by myself, because i had to concerntrate on colleege.

But am back now, and am the best thing my club has ever seen.

Am too pretty for all of them.

Friday, i won’t be trianing, because its the celebration night, for pases my course and living college.

Saturday i will proberly have a hang over, but i brush them off. I will do sprinting mainely 60s, and wieght training.

thank you bye

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Hey am not even training, its 12.30 in the night time, and i can’t be bother going to bed.

Am going to give you people a exculsive post, because this is how we do it on the second best journal on the internet.

I don’t have a clue what i am going to write, am just going to let my mind run away.

Infact i do know, what am going to talk about. Am considering weather to go to university in september, or not.

I have applied for my two unis, and got offers. But am so drainned mentally since i was 3yearsold, ive been doing this shit.

I went to Nursey, worked hard in there.

Busted my ass in Infants

Then Pirmary school, fought my why out of there at 10yearsold.

Went onot high school, best times of my life, dam the shit i got up to. That will be a long post if i ever do that.

Then college.

Am tired of working, and sitting infront of a computer, or listening to someone chatting to me.

There is more to life than, doing that. The main factot of life is to be happy, and relaxed with your surroundings.

I feel liek am free at this momnet in time, i know education is importnat. But i am thinking about taking a year out.

Getting myself togther.

One of the benfits concerning athletics, if i take a year out. Is that i can give this sport 200% foucus and training.

2006, who knows what can happen if i do that. BUt if i go to university, i will be stuck in that same situation.

Rushing around etc

I will proberly come to a decision, in mid august, maybe later.

If i break 11seconds this year, and manage a 10.80sec which i think am totaly capible of, this will make a huge affect on my decision.

If i also don’t go to university, i would do another course, just to keep me going. Definitly geta job, and stand on my own two feet.

I fear nothing in life, if i had all my posetions took away form me tommorow. I would carryon, fighting.

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Hey Shumon

Send me a private message with your info, in the spirit of “keeping the fight alive”; you took second place in our journal contest.

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No problem, i will do.

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Training today, was 4x300m with 8min rest in between.

I did them all under 40seconds, nothing speiacl the wind was in are faces in the home straight, but i did’nt care.

Also i did one 200meters to end the night, i think my coach is got things mixed up.

Because, some other novice athlete was doing a 150, and i had to catch him. He had been runing his 150’s in 20sec all night. So i had to run 20seconds to catch him. crazy yeah right

I was about 20meters behind, and he got 20seconds. My coach did’nt even tell me, what mine was.

I just want to compete, i like training, i love it.

But i need to compete.

thank you very much

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I wonder if that elephant is still around, in my picture.

MR SHUMON ELEPHANT

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Am dangerous, so bring it on.

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Tommorows training

Yes i will report on tommorow, today because i won’t be able to post tommorow.

I was meant to train today, but i was out in town yesterday celebrating leaving college. So am feeling abit sluggish, i could of trainned.

But i want my body to be, ready and re energised to sprint, and lift weights.

Am going to get someone to time, me over 100m, or i will time myself. I think am going to run, about 10.90sec. Because i ran 11.14sec after six 60meters sprints with 2min recovery.

I had only 2min rest, than sprinted the 100m.

I will do, 6x60m with 2min reocovery tommorow, then i will go up to the gym, and get jiggy in there.

at the end of the day, am incredible, confident, and i told my coach the other day in training. What am going to do this season.

The club, is in a spot of bother. And is struggling in leagues. My coach told me, that i let the club down.

Because of course, if you have been reading my journal. You would know that, i have been working all day, to all hours in the morning doing my college work.

Personally i don’t think, i have let down no club. I do events that i don’t train for like the high jump, plus i do all the sprints, 100, 200, 400, and relays. And i never moan

unlike the other athletes in are club, who don’t train with my training group. They train, on the other side.

I have nothing in common with them.

Yes so i was told, that i let down the club. I had to rest because i done a all nighter a day befor.

I then went on, and got vocal. From my younger years down at the track, i was a quite kid, very shy. I still am shy, but am abit more vocal now.

I told everyone, at the track.

"That am not interested in what situation the club is in, am only interested in me.

few people, look at me, my coach seemed abit shocked.

then i went on to say

“am not worrying about, doing the high jump, am the best sprinter in the club therefor”

“i will worry about sprinting”

“i want to see what i can do, now, how good i can be”

“i bascally don’t give a shit, look out for number one”.

Then i walked, away to get my spikes on. I juts don’t care no more, i will say what i think, and if it is right.

my next race is in just under 2weeks, i will focus on a 100m, and 200m.

If i train properly now, and prepare myself. And providing the weather is right, i will run great.

am looking forward to summer, getting a job and money, and having a good time.

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You can exspect heavy bombarment, of this journal over the next 2weeks. Because it reliefs my fustration.

am going to eat some food, i don’t know what.

am just hungry.

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the bench press will be added tomorow. I will do, 3sets of 5reps.

I have never bench pressed befor, but i estimate, i could bench 60kg 5.

i will figure it out, when i get there.

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Yes i have just return, this moment from training, from 11 oclock in the morning.

I got to the stadium about 11, and piad in for the gym. But if you people, have been reading. You would know that, the stadium has locked down on sercurity. I can no longer just walk past the reception onto the track, without payin.

Beacuse they have doors, now, and you must pay in and then they buzz you through to the main stadium.

But i have a cunning plan, to get in free. I don’t think i should pay, because am a asset to that place.

I did, 6x60m sprints, and did a 100m at the end and timed myself. I got 11.14sec again, i felt good.

After the track session, i made my way up to the gym. I had already paid for the gym, £3.80 when i arrived in the stad. But i did’nt go up, i got buzzed through the door, and walked onto the track instead.

if you understand what i mean.

Yes so, i had just finished my session on te track,a nd i was in the changing rooms. I looked at my ticket the recpetionist gave me when i paid for the gym.

It has not date on it, it has your name, what you paid for, and that. So it siad my name, and gym, and price.

As i have siad usaully you swipe yourself in the gym with your membership cards, but the swipe doors are broke. So they give you a ticket instead to show that you have paid.

I have inside information, for people who work in the stadium, that the doors, won’t be fixed for a few weeks. So am not going to pay, i will just keep that same ticket, i got today and used that.

Yet again, i play the stadium, they did’nt put the date on it man.

So everytime, i got the gym now, whioch is only twice aweek, i will tell the receptionist.

First i smile

then say

“oh am just going through to the barbers”

so they have to buzz me through.

I have abit of a curly fro, at the moment, but am not getting it cut.

Also, once am buzzed through the main doors, i can do anything. Do my morning training sessions on the track, then walk up to the gym, with my ticket/reseat.

I should not pay to train, i should be getting piaid by my local council, and stadium, because i think i attract people.

Sometimes, young kids, who usally get leggers off the stadium staff. Sit and watch me train and sprint, track side.

They got into the stadium, by climbing over the fence, and stuf. But am not doing that, and too old for that.

Amn just a nice guy, who wnats to train. I will pay now and again, when i want too.

In the gym today, i introduced the bench press. After finihsing my leg press, and hamstring leg curls, i approach the bench.

Someone who i know, was benching 60kg. He offered to spot me on my first go.

I did 5sets of 5reps on 60kg. This is the first time i have ever, do this exercise, and i enjoyed it.

I don’t know what my maximum lift is, but i think i could do 80kg.

thats means i can bench over my own, body wieght.

i weight 10stone, 8 pounds. I don’t know how many kgs that its, but i think it is only 60 something.

after the gym, i went in teh suan, then went to vistit a old friend. Plus i freind find the walking after weights, helps me recover.

thank you very much

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YESTERDAY, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. tHE DAY WAS PRETTY, THE SKY WAS MY FAVOURITE COLOUR.

i went down the stadium, and did two 100meter sprints. My chest was abit sore from, bench pressing the day befor.And my legs where slightly fatigue. BUt all in all, i was fine.

I was going to time, my two 100meters sprints. Just for abit of fun.

I took my top off, the sun blazing down. I jog around the track a few times, and then did some drills, followed by stretching.

On my first 100mters run, i stumbled at the start. I was starting out of the three point position.

But the rest of the sprint felt good, i was in at 11.14sec. But i know alot of people, go on about hand timing. But i hate hold the stop watch plus, i look on the ground about 10meters out, for the line. If someone else timed me, i would break 11sec.

after about 8min rest, my second sprint, was even better.

11seconds flat.

Today, i am trianing with my club. i hope where doing something like 200s. Beacause, then i will be able to compete against the 800m guy. Its the only but of competition i get.

Any other distance, its me.

My days are emty, that am not in college. I just laze about the house, eat, and don’t even bother hovering up, or emtying the dish washer. Even though my mum, leaves a note the size of a poster. In the kitchen, telling me to do it. I just wait until someone esle does it. The house it deserted, with me in it ha ha. But i need a job. So i can, adventure, out everyday ha ha ha.

i don’t know, maybe make a girl happy.

Everyone i know has a job, acept me, i have gone tHis long without one.

But i have nothing to do now, so there is no excuse.

ha ha ha

on wednesday, i will travel to the job centre, i look for a suitible job.

mmmm, one where i sit down and pretty woman, feed me grapes. Basically stuff like that.

what job is that, does anyone know.

thank you very much

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My next competition will be electronically timed, so i would like to break 11seconds there.

This week is vital now, every time i train. I will do weight rtaining tonight after, training on the track.

I will make sure i have a good 20minutes rest, and drink fluids, eat crisp.

thanks

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if i break 11seconds, am going to loose control, and celebrate on the track.

start exspressin myself

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i was in deep sleep today, but was woken up in the mroning about 7am, my mum, sister, where having a arguement.

Then me and my brother where, caught up in it. I could’nt sleep and i have been up since, i had a little 2hour lie down, 11 to 1. I have had my breakfast, and all that.

When i did weights yesterday, i pushed myself. I did 6 sets, of 5 reps on 60kg bench press.

Also i did the leg press, 4 sets of 6reps on 130kg.

I will add lunges, on friday, i will figure out how many reps and sets to do.

My body was in deep recovery, form training in teh track, and then blasting the gym.

As i was waking up, i felt glued to the bed. Very heavy, but it was quite relaxing.

I have made no further progress, on a job.

I will start serious soon.