Lennon stars on camp (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Lennon stars on camp

8:31am Tuesday 27th July 2010 in

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Accrington athlete Leigh Lennon has been training with her mentor Dame Kelly Holmes this month at an ‘On Camp with Kelly’ training camp in Tonbridge.

Lennon has been a member of the double Olympic champion’s successful ‘On Camp with Kelly’ mentoring and education initiative since 2008.

The camp was an opportunity for 15 ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes to spend time with Dame Kelly and each other and carry out some quality training at Tonbridge School.

They took part in a variety of different training sessions including runs, track sessions, drills, aqua-jogging and core stability.

The athletes also ran the first ever ‘On Camp with Kelly’ training session for young athletes while in Tonbridge.

The youngsters took part in a warm up and drills session, following by training on the track and an 800m race for the younger athletes and training on the grass sports pitches for the older athletes.

They were then divided into seven teams for a fun relay before warming down and stretching to end the session.

Lennon said: “The ‘On Camp with Kelly’ camp has mainly been about training and relaxation and I feel it that is benefited us all.

“The training session with the young athletes was great.

"We helped them all, answered their questions and made sure they had a really great time.

“Overall I think it was very successful and the kids went away very happy and enthusiastic.”