{"id":316,"date":"2016-04-05T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christchurchsportnews.wordpress.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2016-04-05T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:08:06","slug":"charlie-shingleton-athletics-sport-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/charlie-shingleton-athletics-sport-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Shingleton – Athletics Sport Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Me and my twin brother Richard, winning the Eastern Counties Trophy at our first competition for Essex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I started training at Braintree athletics club when I was 14 years old purely because my twin brother wanted to start – he had been spotted as a real talent for long jump. I thought I would try middle distance training and immediately fell in love with the sport.
\nWhen I was 16 years old I decided to focus on the 400m as I had good speed in the 800m but not the endurance. I also started triple jump in my brothers training group. After Just three months of training at 400m, I took 5 seconds off my personal best. \u00a0In my first ever major championships, I went on to win gold by over a second. This is when I was spotted for the Essex team. In the 2014 and 2015 season, I competed for Essex several times and took the County Championships gold a few times in the triple jump. \u00a0I took the East of England gold at the start of 2015.<\/p>\n

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The 400m at BUCS, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2016 season is just round the corner and I face the new challenge of being selected for the British League which is a big step up for a 19-year-old. Training 6 days a week is hard but essential and enjoyable!<\/p>\n

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Long jump at the South of England Championships<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hop Phase of Triple Jump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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