It was a busy weekend for Loughborough Schools Foundation staff. Elite athletes and coaches Mr Perham, Mr Lund competed at the Triathlon World Cup over sprint distance in Rome, whilst Ms Miller competed at the Triathlon European Cup race in Ceuta, Spain. Great scores from all! Ms Miller came in 5
th
with a time of 01:01:07. Mr Perham 20
th
at 56:46 and Mr Lund 13
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place at 56:22.
Between training to keep up to Team GB standards and teaching, the staff at Loughborough Schools Foundation run a Triathlon Academy, providing a first-of-its-kind offer to talented young triathletes from Year 3, all the way through to degree level students.
In collaboration with Loughborough College and Loughborough University, the Loughborough Triathlon Academy provides additional coaching and support from elite athletes, as well as nutritional guidance and the use of top facilities.
Chris Perham, who also Heads up the Loughborough Triathlon Academy, said: “I set it up almost two years ago as I wanted to give the more support to those in our Triathlon Club that had obvious talent. As it’s a joint venture with the college and university, members get to use shared facilities and train with others from across all three local education providers. We’ve got pupils from as young as Year 10 from the Loughborough Schools Foundation, all the way through to those currently studying a degree at Loughborough University. And all the coaches are elite athletes who compete internationally themselves.”
