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Running the length of the Pyrenees – attempt Rosie Watson The plan was to run the length of the Pyrenees, following the Haute Route, which… Read More »2018 Rosie Watson, Fell Running, Pyrenees Haute Route
World University Orienteering Championships 2018, Finland – Nathan Lawson This year’s World University championships were my primary orienteering aim for the season and I was… Read More »2018 Orienteering, Nathan Lawson, World University Championships
JWOC 2018 Laura King The Junior World Championships (JWOC) 2018 was held from the 8th – 14th July and it was based in a small… Read More »2018 Orienteering, Laura King, Junior World Championships
Liam Rowe, Climbing Wall Instructor Having Initially applied to the Jack Bloor Fund for funding to help with the cost of completing a Single Pitch… Read More »2018 Mountaineering, Liam Rowe, Climbing Wall Instructor
A broken finger caused a few issues earlier this year . . but not for too long! Oliver was soon back in business after careful… Read More »2018 Rock Climbing, Oliver Knox-Renshaw, BMC Youth Championships
UCPA Intro to Alpine Mountaineering – Chamonix, France Sophie Walker Sport climbing in the Chamonix valley Challenging, inspiring and breathtaking… these words can be used… Read More »2018 Mountaineering, Sophie Walker, Intro to Alpine Mountaineering
With the money that was kindly given to me by the Jack Bloor fund I was able to attend the national cyclocross championships in Hetton… Read More »2018 Cyclocross, Sophie Thackray, National Championships
My 2017/18 season was filled with a mixture of results but a lot of lessons learnt and some more international experiences. Being 20 years old… Read More »2018 Cyclocross, Amira Mellor, Belgium race training
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… Read More »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… Read More »2017 Athletics, Nathan Marsh, XC training