Well it has been a while since the 2012 London Olympic Games and a lot has happened so stay tuned to this site for weekly updates on what’s happened since London but first I thought we should look at the big event itself.
As you all know I went off line during the games but I thought it would be interesting to keep note off what my tweet updates would have been whilst at the Games and going over them now 3 months later I find it funny to read so this web update will be a little different to normal. It will be in Twitter format.
Enjoy, Anna

- Arrived in London. Camera’s following me everywhere at the airport… weird.
- Just did Aussie media at the airport. Good bunch
- On the bus, village bound. Hard to contain the butterflies
- Processed and finally in the village. Looks amazing
- Team brief done, off to get our gear
- Man! Got so much stuff it’s like Xmas.
- These volleys are so pimping!
- We got vegemite in our team kit
- Off to the food court. Hungry. Big travel and processing day
- Food courts massive!
- Just saw Novak Djokovic :) Inside I was like all the girls who were mobbing around him. Star struck.
- Keen for sleep. Not going to be too good. No fan or air con?
- Off for my first track session.
- BMX course looks crazy
- Track looks awesome. They’ve completely blacked it out inside… no daylight at all
- First track session over. Felt good
- Just saw Usain Bolt! I don’t do abbreviations much but this calls for an OMG!!!
- Off to the souvenir shop
- Gonna spend a lot in that souvenir shop…
- Just chillin in my room
- Massage time
- Off to casual dining for a snack and walked by John Eales, Steve Waugh and Keirin Perkins. WOW. Legends
- Did my entire gift shopping at Souvenir shop.
- Village a buzz with Opening ceremony excitement
- Aussie’s look great in their uniforms
- Can’t believe I missed a chance for a picture with Kobe Bryant. So jealous of K Mac right now
- All the girls watching the OC from the lounge room
- Count down; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Games are officially on!
- Running from TV to window to see the things at the stadium for OC.
- YAY! Here come the Aussies
- Just got mentioned by the BBC commentators for my rivalry with Vicky. Gosh.
- Off to be now to try to sleep
- Just dozed off and woke in a fright from the mass of OC fireworks
- Team induction with Laurie Lawrence was awesome. Heppy still got a red cheek from a Laurie slap :)
- OMG Princess Anne is in the food court. Very cool
- Good track session. Off for ice bath.
- Holy Dooly, Ice bath bloody cold!
- More entertained watching Mel watch the swimming then the swimming itself. She’s so excited right now.
- Cruisy day in the village. Not much on the cards
- It’s raining…. A LOT
- Give it to the British. Pouring rain and cold and they are out in force to watch the women’s road race
- Mum and Dad arrived. Yay.
- Crikey these ice baths are cold. Numb legs
- Mark arrived. Smiling just knowing he’s in town
- Goose bump stuff hearing the crowds erupt in the nearby stadiums
- Kaarle and I re competitive. On a mission with pin swapping.
- Gary given Kaarle and me a mission… 1st to get a pin from Montenegro? Hmmm
- Damn, found someone from Montenegro but they had no pins.
- NNNOOOO!! Kaarle got a pin from Montenegro :( but being a good team mate she got me one too
- Some lucky kid called Shamus had 12K people sing him happy birthday at the Basketball
- Saw Sally Pearson in the village today and Steve Hooker!
- Kaarle got me hooked on Tetris
- To me today. The Olympics don’t exist. It’s pre-race day. Keeping it calm and normal before tomorrow.
- Ripper pre-race! Keen for tomorrow
- OMG! Race Day tomorrow. After 4 years planning and prep, it all comes out tomorrow
- Bit emotional. Getting lots of messages of support from mates back home
- Great final Sprint meeting. Heart felt, touching and emotional pride stuff.
- Packed and ready to go… 1.5 hours early! KEEN!
- Tough night. It didn’t happen for us but proud of my bronze medal with Kaarle. Some great form out there! That crowd is insane!
- So happy I got to see Mark after racing tonight. Been way too long. 2 months!
- Just got an email from the PM. Bit special.
- Keirin today. VP in my heat. Have they rigged this? :)
- Ouch! Never felt so gutted. 5th tonight. Big disappointment. Never felt such a failure. So sorry
- Kaarle. What a team mate. Needed a hug and she gave it to me tonight? Thanks Karl’s
- Don’t feel much better this morning after the keirin.
- Doing new cross stitch to keep my mind occupied.
- Off to see Mark for some happiness, love and support. He always knows how to make me feel better
- Well, just broke my chocolate ban. Mark made me. He said if spinach is good for pop eye, then chocolate is good for me. Gosh I hope he is right
- Feel so much better after just 1 hour with Mark
- TP girls, having a tough run at the track. Where have team GB pulled this form from?
- Getting lots of great messages of support from family friends and sponsors. Reading them instead of listening to my own negative thoughts. Feeding the belief not the doubt
- Sprint today. It starts again with the qualifying. Bounce back time.
- Very very happy with my qualifying time 10.807sec. 2nd fastest. Almost 0.2 quicker than London world cup
- Round 1. Check.  Round 2 Check. More Chaddy time makes me smile :)
- Quarter finals. Check :)
- OMG! Just ran into Mark Webber in the foyer…. When I just had a shower and didn’t do my hair!!! GR. Got a pic anyway. Very cool. What a legend! Said he been following me and will watch tomorrow night cos he loves that I never give up, that I fight. WOW!
- Still can’t believe I met Mark Webber an hour after the fact
- Sleep time. Big day tomorrow. Come on Girl! You can do this!
- Hmmm… you know this gig is stressful when you find a white eyebrow hair. Plucked it ASAP!
- Shulika after quarters brought an interpreter to pass comment to me. Words of such heart-warming kindness. Making an impact :)
- Semi’s today with Guo… Here I go.
- At 130am I sit in my room starring at an object that resoundingly states I am the Olympic Sprint champion. All I can do at this moment is sit on my bed, hold that object in my hands and stare at it…
- I am after 3 attempts finally the Olympic Sprint Champion.

What followed the sprint final was 3 days of media, one day to tour around London to sight see with Mark before he flew home. I got my parents into the village with Mark to show them around after the sprint which was special to share. They even got to meet Steve Waugh. I have never seen my dad look like he had the excitement of a 10 year old in his eyes.  I watched the BMX finals and then the next day was the closing ceremony before we departed London bound for Australia. For more on that chapter. Tune in here soon.
I hope you have enjoyed this update
Anna Meares