Blog
16 December, 2013
Former OCWK athlete looks back on difficult year that ended with a European Bronze
Now enjoying a rest week after the European Cross Country Championships, Charlotte Purdue has come through a roller coaster year with three stress fractures, her experiences through our flagship programme ‘On Camp with Kelly’ helped her prepare for the challenges ahead.
2 December, 2013
Final countdown to European Cross Country Championships for Keith Gerrard
Having just returned from his second home in Albuquerque, New Mexico to earn selection for the European Cross Country Champs, Keith Gerrard a member of the Isle of Man Sporting Excellence Programme talks about his final preparations and hopes for 2014.
25 November, 2013
Former Jaguar Rising Star looks back on her first Commonwealth Games
One of the first group of Rising Stars selected for the Jaguar Academy of Sport is now passing on her advice to the next generation as an Alumni for the Academy and Mentor for Kelly Holmes Education. Sheree Cox shares her top tips and memories of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she competed in Shooting.
6 November, 2013
Non Stanford looks back on an amazing year that culminated in taking ITU World Title
The youngest of the eight athletes originally selected for ‘On Camp with Kelly’ to spend four weeks in South Africa in 2004, made a successful transition to triathlon in 2009 and looks back on her journey to the surreal moment when she crossed the line to win the World Championships in London.
28 October, 2013
Scott Jones remembers the heart-break that drove him to World Championship Gold
Jaguar Academy of Sport Rising Star Scott Jones shares the journey of his rapid rise from missing out on a home Paralympic Games to becoming IPC World Champion, in just twelve months.
21 October, 2013
Gemma Bonner reflects on the week all her dreams came true!
Jaguar Academy of Sport Rising Star Gemma Bonner writes our first blog to share her journey to winning the Women’s Super League Title with Liverpool FC and playing her first Senior match for England in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier, as she counts down to the next stage in World Cup qualification this Saturday as England take on Wales.