Although all sport has stopped and I am not able to get on the water to paddle, I am still training 6 days a week, twice a day.

I had some competition goals for this year but they are on hold right now and I am lucky that I am at the bottom end of under 18 so have another year after this one as a Junior before moving to senior, so for now I am focussing on land based work in the hope that I am ready for when racing starts again.

I follow a training plan set by my coach which for me is focussed on lots of strength work and building endurance.

I am doing a lot of gym work, trying to add weight and power to the exercises and reps that I am doing

I have set myself a goal of adding 5 to 10 kg of weight this year, most of which needs to be muscle.

A typical week for me includes 3 or 4 runs (long distance and sprints), 3 or 4 Gym sessions and 5 ERGO sessions.

I also use a GPS heart rate monitor to record my sessions and to stay within the required level set by my coach.