My week can best be surmised by: five different beds and two flights to Poland. I was honoured to be asked along to Warsaw as part of the commentary team for the Modern Pentathlon World Championships however it was a late invite and I already had work commitments in place mid week. There was a solution as the two days I had committed to at home happened to coincide with the only two days of qualifiers. It did involve a lot of travelling but I made it out to the championships twice and in time for the important medal events.
We are half way through the Olympic cycle and it is only two years until we can expect the next sporting spectacle in Rio de Janeiro. Now is the time when they need to up their game, qualifiers in Modern Pentathlon begin in less than ten months so if young athletes are not on the scene yet it will be more likely Tokyo in 2020 for them. The British team proved that they mean business at this crucial point in the cycle as they returned home with a title in the Women's individual, a silver in the women's team and a silver in the mixed gender relay; a significant medal haul and at an important time.
It's been a whirlwind week and for me the challenge has been maintaining my voice. Air conditioning on the flights combined with that in the hotels, long days and obviously a lot of talking has taken its toll. I admit that I'm not completely neutral when commentating on our British successes but it's hard to contain the emotion. I did survive the week and what a pleasure it was to be there to witness more history being made. I hope Britain can do it again in two years time.
