Inspire Blog
2018/19 Season Update
By Ethan O'Shea (Sports Award)
Thank you to Joe Humphries for their continued support which allows me to focus on my training. This grant will help cover my training expenses for the upcoming year.
I had a busy and successful summer,... Read More »
Posted: 18th Feb, 2019
2019 Wakeboard Season
By Melissa Lock (Sports Award)
I would like to thank the Inspire team for awarding me a grant towards costs of international boat wakeboard competitions. Boat wakeboarding is a very expensive sport, but as a non-Olympic sport there... Read More »
Posted: 17th Feb, 2019
Training
By Josh Orme-Herbert (Sports Award)
Thanks for the support, the money will go to bettering my training and the coaching I get. Recently I've been making technical changes which will improve the rhythm of the throw and being more efficient... Read More »
Posted: 15th Feb, 2019
Counties 2019
By William Graham (Sports Award)
The last two weekends of counties were mostly successful as I came away with 3 medals, one being a gold in the 200 freestyle. In all my races I feel confident saying my skills are alot better in the stroke... Read More »
Posted: 15th Feb, 2019
British Indoor Athletics Championships
By David Aryeetey (Sports Award)
Yesterday on 10th February, I competed in my first senior championships at the Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
It was an amazing experience competing against some of the best athletes in the country, hurdlers... Read More »
Posted: 11th Feb, 2019
Shrewsbury rd 6 National Trophy Cyclocross
By Libby Bell (Sports Award)
Round 6 came around two weeks later and I was comfortable with the course and my placing from round 5. There was a lot of slippery banks and cambers, a small wooded section which I quite enjoyed with a... Read More »
Posted: 10th Feb, 2019
Ipswich National Trophy
By Libby Bell (Sports Award)
On to round 5 of the CX National Trophy Series, going into with confidence but a bit of worry after having a close call at York. The course was completely flat, very dry and suited me pretty well with... Read More »
Posted: 10th Feb, 2019
Fitness Profiling
By Jessica Nelson (Sports Award)
On Saturday i attended the fitness profiling session at the University of Hertfordshire to asses mine and all the other sailors' strengths and weaknesses. We did a variety of things including push ups,... Read More »
Posted: 10th Feb, 2019
Latest results
By Luke Hoult (Sports Award)
Where do I start, I have been to several tournements over these past couple of months e.g. u17 gold in Nottingham, Rio team tournement and u18 county championships! In the u17 gold I didn't play up to... Read More »
Posted: 10th Feb, 2019
Burns Meet 26 and 27 January 2019 at Ponds Forge Sheffield
By Candice Hall (Sports Award)
I entered 5 events at the Burns Meet but only swam two due to a problem with my arm. I swam in the 200 freestyle and came second and in the 200 IM I finished second but unfortunately I was disqualified... Read More »
Posted: 7th Feb, 2019