Blast

My life of a top athlete is a test of both mental and physical strength.

For certain I experience plenty of highs from my sport, which purely serve to fuel my hunger for success.

I love the feeling of pushing my body to see how far it can go, and, whilst at the time I'm hurting, I love the sense of achievement in knowing that I'm one step closer to my dream.

However, there are of course other times when I just feel rubbish - having a bad training session is deflating when I give everything to my sport.

Focus for 2012

On a more positive note, I've just returned home after completing my degree at Birmingham University and at last I feel I can focus my attention on my career as an athlete/journalist.

I want to make the start line in London 2012 and beyond that I want to make the 2016 Olympics.

I'm very ambitious and probably slightly mad, but I know what I want - that's to be a competitive marathon runner and to complete an Ironman.

Sarah Waldron interviewing at Point4

Olympic hopefuls facility

So, as you can imagine, when I heard that a new multi-million pound sport and fitness complex had opened in Herefordshire, providing world class facilities for 2012 hopefuls, like most other people I was truly gobsmacked, but very, very excited.

The new development 'Point4' is situated just across the road from the Royal National College for the blind in Hereford and provides a friendly environment for athletes like myself to train and relax in.

It's also open to members of the public and students.