Dame Kelly hosted a training and education day for 29 of the female ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes at Loughborough University on Thursday 2 July.  The athletes who attended the Get-Together ranged from some of the girls who participated in the first ever OCWK camp in South Africa in 2004 through to athletes who joined the initiative last year.

The day was a valuable opportunity for the athletes to catch up with Dame Kelly and each other as well as learn about different topics relevant to life as an elite athlete.  After a welcome by Kelly and Aviva Head of Sponsorship, Tanya Veingard, the athletes were given an introduction to the Female Athlete Triad, a condition which can have serious implications for young female endurance athletes.

Kelly did some specific work with the athletes selected for this summer’s international age group championships and the girls attended workshops on bone health and nutrition and hydration while travelling with EIS/UKA Nutritionist Bethanie Allanson and on using mental imagery with Performance Psychologist Dr Anna Waters.

In the afternoon the athletes took part in a training session and were also able to receive physiotherapy and massage.

The athletes who attended the Get-Together were Charlotte Best, Suzi Boast, Hannah Brooks, Jess Burns, Klachen Cheshire, Dani Christmas, Jess Coulson, Lucy Dowsett, Hannah England, Laura Finucane, Kate Hindle, Emma Jackson, Jordan Kinney, Katie Knowles, Leigh Lennon, Alison Leonard, Nikki Maddick, Ejiro Okoro, Carolyn Plateau, Charlotte Roach, Steph Roe, Stacey Smith, Linzi Snow, Non Stanford, Stevie Stockton, Claire Tarplee, Heather Timmins, Becky Townsend and Alex Turner.

Session with Beth Allanson