Posts Tagged ‘modern pentathlon’
True Grit
“Pentathlete Jenny McGeever overcomes adversity at French Open”
One of the most satisfying moments of my coaching career came 2 weekends ago, when one of our Excelsior athletes came 13th overall in Paris.
Jenny had been on a training camp with Pentathlon Ireland in Italy. She caught budget airline Vueling to Paris, who kindly lost her bag.
Now, here is what was in that bag:
Read MoreThe lard works in mysterious ways- Anton Parker
Fat as an active system
So, our body fat deposits evolved as an energy store for tucking away excess calories for later use and helped our mammalian ancestors survive seasonal food shortages.
Read MoreCool Downs for Fencers- A Major Rethink?
Last week I was talking to a couple of reasonable fencers (Louise Helyer- Commonwealth silver medallist, Drew Wilsher– Army Champion) about cool downs for fencers and why they should be different from other sports.
Read MoreGreg Longden – 16th Place at Youth Olympics
Well done to Excelsior athlete Greg Longden who came 16th at the Youth Olympics in Modern Pentathlon.
This is a great result for Greg and is the result of some hard work over the last 2 years.
Greg is pictured here with Coach Drew Wilsher and fellow pentathlete Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe,
I expect Greg to announce his retirement soon!
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