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I've learnt so many things from slalom I don't think I could have learnt anywhere else. I want to share them because I think if they make a positive difference to a single person's journey, then it's worth writing. 

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Family and the Seaside!

8/11/2014

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So I'm pretty excited - in less than a week I'm going to be abroad again with my best friend and training partner, touring some of the best slalom sites in Europe and training with the best canoeists in the world! But I have had a really lovely few weeks at home. Its hard not to get excited about a new training regime, because I feel like I'm pushing boundaries and training in a very different way to how I functioned before. Being at home also allows me to relax into a routine for a little while, because even though I love always being on the move and constantly busy, its lovely sometimes to chill out and do some sports I don't often get to indulge in!

Aberfeldy (my parent's home, and where I come in Scotland to train on the natural whitewater in Grandtully), is full of places to go and things to see, if you're into the right kind of lifestyle. If climbing a munroe or spending the day on a bike isn't your idea of fun, you'd be better finding one of Scotland's beautiful cities to have a look round. I did recently get to go mountain biking with a couple of friends, and we caught a morning that happened to fit in an infrequent slot of stunning sunshine and a cool breeze. These occasional ventures into different sports keep me ticking, because you can love your sport to death - it is so important to keep your mind open and at least watch what kinds of things other athletes get up to!

I also got to spend a whole weekend with my extended family, which is a big deal - not least because I hadn't seen most of them properly in about 7 years! It was amazing, catching up with people who have always been there but always just out of reach, and meeting little people who were too small to remember me the last time I met them! Quality family time like this really made my holiday special, and getting to experience the little seaside town of Scarborough was beautiful, relaxing and full of fresh shellfish (my favourite!). 

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Surfing used to be a big part of my life, when we lived near a reservoir and later on when my family lived in New Zealand. While not the most enormous barrels you've ever seen, Scarborough provided an opportunity for me to get back into the waves and get absolutely covered in sand once again! My Uncle Tom came with his camera, and we caught some pretty amazing shots of the waves. Surfing my slalom boat on sea waves is quite new to me, as the consistent ones we find in the river are a little different to proper breakers! But I had a fantastic time, and followed by the best fish and chips Scarborough had to offer, it really was a great family holiday!

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    Amber is a whitewater slalom athlete specialising in K1. Her top events to date were:
    U23 World Championships 2016
    U23 European Championships 2016
    Augsburg ICF World Cup 2018
    Tacen ICF World Cup 2018
    Bratislava  ICF World Cup 2019
    ​Tacen ICF World Cup 2019
    Leipzig ICF World Cup 2019
    Pau ICF World Cup final 2022

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