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My last part of the season was geared to selection to the World Championships, so l needed to perform well at the National Championships.  I had a strong start leading the first laps then Tom Pidcock attacked and gained around 10 seconds, the gaped stayed around this for most of the race, l came secondContinue reading “2018 Ben Turner, Cyclocross, World Championships”

Nathan Marsh – Running onto the elite stage and the role of a training camp After seeing my running improve significantly over the 2016/17 season I was very grateful to receive support from the Jack Bloor Fund to start the summer off on a high with a training camp to Vilamoura, Portugal. This is myContinue reading “2017 Athletics, Nathan Marsh, XC training”

“10,9,8”… Why am I doing this?… “7,6,5”… Have I done enough training?… “4,3,2”… Is this actually about to begin?… “1”… GO. Those are my usual thoughts before I start any race, and the World Duathlon Championships were not any different. Well, apart from the fact it was obviously the World Champs. AND it was situatedContinue reading “2017 Triathlon, Robbie Lightowler, World Duathlon and Aquathon Championships”

Morzine training camp – July 2017 On the first day we arrived at the chalet and built our bikes. Since I had never built my bike before I learnt a lot. We did an 11mile hill climb upto Avoriaz, 3,759ft of climbing, a total of 22miles and 2hrs and 15mins of riding. The average gradient wasContinue reading “2017 Triathlon, Emma Beckwith, Morzine Training Camp”

 European Standard Distance Championships – Soria, Spain 30th April 2017 I trained extremely hard over winter for a sporting journey that began in March 2016 at the Clumber Park, the qualification race. Apart from an injury the month before my preparation had gone very well. I was amazed to discover that I had the motivationContinue reading “2017 Triathlon, Emma Beckwith, European Duathlon Championships”

It was to be my first ever age-group event, but in the 6 weeks prior to the race I managed little to no training as it coincided with a mad rush to finish my master’s dissertation along with persistent plantar fasciitis that prevented me from running. The upside of this, however, was a complete absenceContinue reading “2017 Triathlon, Rebecca Lodge, World Championships”

European Youth Orienteering Championships Report- Lucy Haines EYOC 2017 took place in July in Slovakia. It consisted of a sprint race, a long race and a relay race. The sprint took place in a small town in the middle of Slovakia on the side of a valley, with steep roads and narrow alleys between gardens.Continue reading “2017 Orienteering, Lucy Haines, European Youth Championships”

This year I was selected to go on the Lagganlia JROS (Junior Regional Orienteering Squads) tour. This is a week long orienteering training camp near Aviemore, Scotland, for MW14s (and some MW16s) who have achieved a championship time at one of the selection races. As I haven’t been orienteering for as long as most ofContinue reading “2017 Orienteering, Alex Elliot, Scotland Training”

This summer I completed my Mountain Leader Assessment in Snowdonia. This is a government recognised qualification which will allow me to try my hand at working in the outdoor industry. The mountains in the UK are my favourite place to be and as a result of working towards this award, I have spent lots ofContinue reading “2017 Mountaineering, Matilda Scott, Mountain Leader Assessment”

The primary goal of my trip was to be in the mountains for 9 weeks, wherever that may be in the world. This was to be my final summer holiday before the real world takes hold next year when I hopefully graduate as a doctor. This trip became feasible once I managed to get aContinue reading “2017 Mountaineering, Stuart White, Medical Rescue”