Author Archives: Will

During my in Arber Germany I had the chance to experience different cultures, training styles, and new ways to cope with before and after races. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) required 4 athletes from each chosen country to participate in the camp to develop as athletes, and I was lucky enough to be chosen toContinue reading “2025 Edward Prentice, Autumn Junior Biathlon Event”

Finding out incredibly late that I was going to be running for Great Britain and Northern Island became the first challenge of the week! With only a day to book flights and trains, pack kit and prepare myself for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc, Spain, this was only made possible withContinue reading “2025 Samuel Bentham, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships”

At the end of September this year I travelled to Molveno, Italy, to race in the Xterra World championships at the full distance race. Which would be my first off road triathlon race at an international level and only my second I have done after Weston Park earlier this year where I qualified for myContinue reading “2025 Nathan Coy, Xterra World Championships”

In September, the Jack Bloor Fund was able to fund my trip to the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in the Pyrenees in Canfranc, Spain, in which I competed for Great Britain. This trip was my favourite international trip I had been on, as I got to experience a new place and compete atContinue reading “2025 Jack Sanderson, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships”

This year’s European Championships were held in Belgium, with a focus on the sprint disciplines as the World Championships had been in the forest. It was my first sprint competition as a senior so whilst I didn’t have high expectations, I was nonetheless excited to gain some more experience. The first race was the mixedContinue reading “2025 Euan Tryner, European Orienteering Championships”

What a fantastic experience. 🤩🤩 7th in 2025 European Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon Championships Istanbul. Have to be honest and was gutted I didn’t get on the podium but I’m still 16 and racing everyone under 20. It was a REALLY tough course. Swim was in the Bosporus with jelly fish and huge freightContinue reading “2025 Logan MacNamara, European Sprint and Standard Distance Triathlon”

This year I was fortunate to be financially supported by the Jack Bloor Award whilst training for the Youth Skyrunning World Championships. The money awarded went towards my gym membership which was part of a bouldering gym. Trying to maintain training alongside completing my final year of university was demanding and I valued the socialContinue reading “2025, Alexandra Whitaker, Youth Skyrunning World Championships”

This summer I was selected to go on the JROS Stockholm Tour, a two week orienteering training camp, based at the OK Ravinen hut just south of the city. The terrain was incredible, especially as it was my first taste of Scandinavian orienteering. Although the complex contours and rock detail confused me at the start,Continue reading “2025 Katie Buckley, Junior Orienteering Training, Sweden”

Towards the end of July, I caught the train up from Leeds all the way to Aviemore. Many of the participants met up on the journey. Coaches met us and drove us to Lagganlia outdoor camp, our accommodation for the next orienteering filled week. 23 upper year M/W14s had been selected to take part in this prestigiousContinue reading “2025 Sam Crook, Lagganlia Orienteering Training Camp”

In the last week of July, the European University Orienteering Championships took place Łódź, Poland. For the event, university teams from across Europe gathered for 3 days of racing: The Sprint (urban), The Middle (forest) and Relay (urban). Having had some time away from navigation and orienteering whilst I focused on my running, it wasContinue reading “2025 Anika Schwarze-Chintapatia, European University Orienteering Championships “