{"id":520,"date":"2014-06-25T15:08:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/?p=520"},"modified":"2014-06-25T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:15:38","slug":"kent-sport-member-jon-solley-participates-in-campus2campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/kent-sport-member-jon-solley-participates-in-campus2campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Sport member Jon Solley participates in Campus2campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine the rigorous planning, training and dedication required to prepare for a marathon. So, how would one train for eight<\/em> marathons to be run in just eight days?<\/p>\n

By using a sports facility with a wide range of first-rate equipment and an enthusiastic fitness team qualified to offer expert advice and guidance.<\/p>\n

Campus2campus is the challenge undertaken by 14 members of the University of Kent athletics club who set off from Canterbury campus on Friday 13 June en-route to the Paris campus. On foot.<\/p>\n

With such an ambitious challenge, one team member approached Kent Sport for advice on adding variety to his training. Jon Solley, a final year student, booked an Initial Fitness Consultation with Oli Prior, Health, Fitness and Performance Manager, to discuss his training and help to avoid any injuries during his preparation.<\/p>\n

Oli was excited to help a student with such a specific and hugely challenging goal. Not only did Jon have to focus on the specificity of running, he also needed to train for the endurance of the challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving experience in endurance events, I gave Jon a battery of other exercises that he could do to give his body a break from the impact of the frequent running he had to do,\u201d Oli said.<\/p>\n

Jon began training in the fitness suite using a variety of functional drills such as kettle-bells, medicine and slam balls, jump boxes and battle ropes \u2013 everything that is available to all members of Kent Sport.<\/p>\n

Using the various drills, Jon brought in his team mates to show the versatile training they would need to give them a good run \u2013 no pun intended.<\/p>\n

On Friday 20 June, eight days after their initial departure, the Eiffel Tower came into view, signifying the closure of their journey as they reached the University of Kent\u2019s Paris campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that Jon\u00a0and\u00a0the other runners had an amazing experience on their Campus2Campus challenge with a lot of sweat and tears along the way. Whatever your challenge this summer may be, whether personal or as a group, perhaps the Kent Sport fitness team can help?\u00a0We have a wealth of experience to offer and our good advice just might be the difference between you and the finish line,\u201d said Oli.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re working towards a challenge or looking to achieve a personal goal, Initial Fitness Consultations<\/a> start from just \u00a35 and can be booked as a group or individually. Book at the Sports Centre reception or speak to member of the fitness team on your next visit.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Jon and all the Campus2campus participants!<\/p>\n

To keep up-to-date about Kent Sport offers, news and events, Like our\u00a0Kent Sport Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on Twitter\u00a0@UniKentSports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imagine the rigorous planning, training and dedication required to prepare for a marathon. So, how would one train for eight marathons to be run in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5725,"featured_media":521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[112,313626,124],"tags":[95657,149511,74],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}