Loughborough national talent camp (report)

Hi all,
ive just recoved from 4 hectic days in Loughborough at the coaching camp. It was designed to give young aspiring athletes an insight into what it will take to get into the olympic team and maybe realise there dreams of a medal.

As i said Kelly Holmes(double olympic medal winner) was there and Guin Batten (an olympic silver medal rower)plus a host of other accomplished medal winners and hopefuls. Our boys on the talent team squad were split into groups and given the names Athens,Sydney,and London after past and future olympic games (funnily enough)
After the workshops we did our own training mixing with the other athletes from a range of sports.

Lewis Lacey is suffering from problems with his wrist but still gave it 100%, all the rest of the fellas worked really hard on a punishing schedule of turbo training, circuit training, gate practice (in the fantastic indoor 100 metre runnning track, the first time bmx bikes have ever seen this hallowed turf)
We got some funny looks from the more recognised sports i can tell you.

The crew even joined the army on a workout (Jez was Stoked). it was a very professional affair with routine 6am starts and no breakfast till a hard turbo session was complete. One morning the guys only got porridge and water for breakfast (check pics).

I cant wait for the start of the BMX national race season to see how the team shapes up? There cant be to many of their competitors training at 6am on a winters morning? Can there???

Thanks to Geoff Cooke(mulitiple world masters champion and BCF sprint coach) for making me laugh and keeping our guys on their toes!
A big shout to Kelly Holmes who really did mention bmx and was a really cool and down to earth person. A big inspiration.
Hope to see some of you at Sheffield indoor on Saturday, keep it trackside
Mike