Winter 2020 has been the first ever time I have experienced indoor 800m running, and I can tell you now, it is even more brutal than an outdoor 800m. What is the difference? An indoor track is only 200m long, compared to 400m of an outdoor track, so 4 laps are to be run. As the indoor track is so short, it is shaped in a velodrome kind of style with gradients on the bends, and with the bends being so tight, overtaking on them is near impossible; if you find yourself in the wrong position from the start, your race is pretty much over. However, I believe I am suited to indoor running and after finishing 4th at the National outdoor championships at the end of the summer in Bedford, confidence is high. On my indoor debut in Cardiff, I ran a great 1:55.8, very close to my outdoor PB (when indoor should be 2/3 secs slower). I followed up a week later with a slightly disappointing 1:56.5 in Sheffield. Although this was due to my own tactical mistakes during the race which I now understand to not repeat: taking an L is often the best way understand and learn how to improve. As I write this on the evening of Sunday 2nd Feb, I am next racing in 3 days time on the 5th Feb in Sheffield again, where I hope for a new PB and hopefully a sub 1:55. Next up will be the big one: nationals in Sheffield (once more) on the 22nd February. My aim for this is just to gain more experience racing against older ages and indoors, as I now sit in the under 20 category, at the age of just 16, so racing against guys 2 years older. It is just how it works unfortunately. But as always, I am prepared to work at it, give it my all and be my usual confident self as I progress through my career.