I’M training very hard at the moment but I’m really happy with the way things are going at this stage.

Right now I'm doing double training sessions four times a week.

On two days I just have the one training session but they’re all very intense and my rest day on a Sunday is therefore often really needed.

Some athletes might find it hard to stay motivated at this stage of the year, but that has never been a problem for me.

And it’s definitely not a problem when you're working hard to try to make a London Olympics.

That’s what everything is geared for right now but I will start competing indoors in mid-January as a stepping stone towards the summer.

I also want to try to make the Great Britain squad for the World Indoor Championships and I feel it’s important I try to get my name back on the map again after just missing out on selection last summer.

The indoor season is important for European athletes as it enables us to sharpen up like our rivals can in warmer weather on the other side of the world.

After the indoor campaign is over, my training group – which is coached by an excellent ex-international athlete Tony Jarrett – should be heading abroad for warm weather training.

That’s likely to take place around April time and we're looking at going to Italy, Portugal or Lanzarote which would be brilliant.

My training group consists of all hurdlers and it’s very competitive which is what you need.

I came second in the final of the trials back in the summer but they weren’t far behind.

They're now working hard to overtake me and I’m working hard to stay ahead of them, which is just what you need.

That scenario will now continue over Christmas where, of course, I will have to be wary of what I’m eating.

I will be spending more time with my family which is great but I won’t be tucking in to the chocolates and mince pies which most people tend to do at this time of year!