Emma is Happy and Glorious

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 14 Jul '12

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© Emma Clayton

Following the magnificent team performance at last weekend’s European Mountain Running Championships Emma Clayton has produced a fascinating blog over at the Salomon Trail Tour site, giving insight into her Turkish excursion…

The write-up is testimony that preparation is everything. It also demonstrates shows that acclimatisation periods are essential when athletes have to deal with extremes in such things as temperature or altitude, and gives a flavour of detailed planning that the young Bingley runner assigns in her quest to be the best.

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