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Open Country鈥檚 Matt Baker embarks on triathlon training across the Leicestershire landscape, taking inspiration from Britain鈥檚 number one triathlete Tim Don and the non elite athletes who are up for the challenge too.
Loughborough is home to and the surrounding Leicestershire countryside, with it鈥檚 fresh water leisure sites, historic country parks and picturesque villages, provides a range of landscapes that top atheletes use as their training ground.
Triathlon is a multi-discipline sport involving a continuous race over various distances in the three disciplines of swimming, cycling and running. It鈥檚 a relatively new sport which first made it to the Olympics听in 2000 at Sydney,听but it's popularity听is growing fast with around 350 affiliated clubs across Great Britain alone.
As part of Matt鈥檚 triathlon experience he joined Olympic hopeful for an early morning swim at听 cycled through the rural villages of Quorn and Mount Sorrel with with ametuer enthusiast听 ,听ran听over听the hills of with British Triathlons East Midlands Development Officer Jonny Raill, and wound down,听strolling with triathlete and fine artist .
Matt concludes his odessy by comparing notes with Britains top triathlete as he prepares for Beijing.
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