Author Archives: Will

I was fortunate enough to receive £200 funding to contribute towards the Mountain Leader Training at Plas Y Brenin, an outdoor education centre in North Wales. I made new friends – both human and non-humans – found a new mentor, affirmed my passion for the outdoors and my pursuing of the mountain leader qualification, andContinue reading “2025, Brad Barrass, Mountain Leader Training, Mountaineering”

Over the February half term, I travelled to Fuerteventura for a triathlon training camp with the Yorkshire triathlon academy. The training camp involved around 25 hours of training including 270km of cycling, 23km of swimming, 35km of running and 3 strength and conditioning sessions. This camp was a great opportunity to complete a full weekContinue reading “2025, Megan Wilkinson, Yorkshire Triathlon Training, Fuerteventura”

Ethan Clarke, member of Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, was selected to represent GB at the FISU Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy. I was the flag bearer for GB at the opening ceremony, I had some good races on the skis, but not so good on the shooting side. However it wasContinue reading “2025, Ethan Clarke, FISU Winter World University Games, Biathlon”

This January I flew to Molveno, Italy to represent Great Britain in the Ice Swimming World Championships. Ice swimming is defined as swimming in under 5 degrees water in only a swimming costume (no neoprene!), 1 hat and goggles. The water temperature in Italy ranged between 1.5 and 2 degrees through-out the week. On theContinue reading “2025, Millie Bell, Ice Swimming, World Championships “

An Adventure in the Alps: My Jonathon Conville Alpine Course Experience This July, thanks to the support of the Jack Bloor fund, I went on the Jonathon Conville Alpine Course in Chamonix. Over the course of three days,  it is designed to take you from a competent UK climber to a confident alpine mountaineer. DuringContinue reading “2024, Libby Orton, Alpine Course, Mountaineering”

With the help of the Jack Bloor fund, I was able to go to the age group triathlon world championships in Torremolinos, Spain in October. I was selected to represent Great Britain in a qualifying race last year in Bournemouth which allowed me to race at the World Championships. The World Championships was a greatContinue reading “2024, Megan Wilkinson, World Age Group Championships, Triathlon”

New PB at the Copenhagen Half Marathon! It wasn’t long ago that I was crying at the athletics track in Arzignano, Italy because I couldn’t walk, let alone run. So I enjoyed the experience today and smiled for nearly all of the 21km… Thank you so much to everybody who has helped me to getContinue reading “2024, Che Wigfield-Turner, Copenhagen Half Marathon, Road Running”

I am incredibly grateful to the Jack Bloor Fund for their continued support that contributed to my travel expenses for a training camp to ensure I did not have to miss out on a crucial opportunity to prepare in the Italian mountains for the upcoming season! Gaining experience in technical descents has not only improved myContinue reading “2024, Emily Field, Training Camp, Fell Running”