Tamsyn Lewis

Hi ALL,

well it has been a fantastic few weeks for me and my partner Graham. Firstly I travelled to Japan to race their grand prix circuit and came home with three wins from three. My first race was in Shizuoka over the 4 hurdles. It was my first international experience over the hurdles and without my hurdles coach Marty, so I was pretty nervous. Marty set me a goal of focusing on a certain stride pattern which I hit perfectly so was rapt.

The second meet was the Osaka grand Prix which was one of the best meets I have been to. Not only for the quality of the meet but for the chocolate fountain we had at the hotel restaurant!! After winning the 400m and being in a world of hurt from running thru the first 200 in mid 23’s I joined fellow Aussie 400 runners Pirrenee Steinhert, Madeleine Pape and Jody Henry to shock everyone except for ourselves and qualify easily for the 4×400m relay at the world championships in Berlin. It was so exciting and we are so looking forward to running even better and making the final in Berlin in August.

Now to the most exciting news for me. My partner Graham received his first cricket Australia contract two weeks ago and after a nervous wait he received the call to tell him of his inclusion in the 16 man touring party for the Ashes. He is the back-up keeper to Brad Haddin and after all his hard work and dedication his call up could not be more deserved and yes I am the proudest girlfriend ever!!

The next few months will be very exciting for both Graham and I with us both leaving for England in mid-late June….

Till next time….keep smiling,

Tamsyn xx

What a domestic track and field season we just had. Culminating in a larger than expected World Championships team being named. It was very exciting to see the performances this Aussie season and the team that has been named is very capable of producing when it counts. I think a few new names will become household names this year especially after seeing Fabrice Lapierre long jump 8.29 metres and Tristan Thomas run 48 seconds over the 400 hurdles thru-out the Aussie season.

Personally I had a great season with three new pbs. The two Grand Prixs in Sydney and then Melbourne were fantastic meets. The crowds were supportive and vocal and as an athlete at the end of a 400m when exhausted this definitely helps!! Finally nationals for me were very rewarding. Lining up in my new event, the 400 hurdles, I did not expect to win. I was very lucky to have Lauren Boden of the ACT in the race as she ran passed me early and I just tried to stay with her until it was a race off the last hurdle. I am really looking forward to some great battles with Lauren in the lead up to the worlds, and hopefully by the time the championships come around in August I will be a much better hurdler!!

Thanks to everyone who supported track and field this season…it is a great sport and I hope leading into London Olympics it continues to grow in Australia!

Tamsyn x