Twelve ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes, nine ‘Future Stars with Kelly’ athletes and ten coaches took part Winter Training Get-Together at Leeds Metropolitan University’s Headingley Campus on Saturday 17 December.

In the morning the athletes took part in either a grass or aqua-jogging training session led by Dame Kelly as well as an injury prevention workshop with OCWK physiotherapist Alison Rose and OCWK massage therapist Lesley Bryant.  Together with their coaches they learnt a series of exercises to help correct imbalances and weaknesses as well as some useful self-massage techniques.

In the afternoon participants benefited from a workshop on altitude training with English Institute of Sport Senior Physiologist Dr Barry Fudge who works with UK Athletics on their altitude training programme.  After learning about the theory of training at altitude the athletes had the opportunity to experience exercising in an altitude chamber set to 3000 metres above sea level.

The ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes and coaches who took part in the Get-Together were – Suzi Boast, Hannah Brooks, Rowena Cole & Norma Pugh, Lucy Dowsett, Gemma Kersey, Katie Knowles, Leigh Lennon, Alison Leonard & Arthur Almond, Zac Randall & David Randall, Stacey Smith & John Smith, Linzi Snow, Laura Weightman.

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