Life Fit are extremely proud to support athletes who show commitment and passion for their sport and careers. We have met many talented individuals along the way and feel honoured to have worked with and come to know so many brilliant professionals.
All the athletes are highly motivated and committed sports people who continue to excel and advance in their field. We are proud to support them and their careers.
SARAH BENSON
Sarah is a distance runner who specialises in the 3000m steeplechase. She was born in Edinburgh and currently lives in Glasgow where she trains with and competes for local club Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers.
Sarah is currently ranked 4th on the Scottish All-Time list for steeplechase with her PB of 10:05.53. She has represented Scotland on both the track and for cross country and her career highlight was finishing 3rd at the 2011 British Championships. She also enjoys racing on the road and has a PB of 33.36 for 10k. Sarah was 2nd at the Scottish Women’s 10k in Glasgow in May 2013.
Sarah recently took a career break from work to focus on her goal of gaining selection to compete in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
You can follow Sarah’s journey on her blog www.sarahbensonblog.com and on Twitter
FRASER CARTMELL
As a youngster growing up in Morayshire, Fraser swam at regional level, mountain biked and ran for fun mostly throughout his school years, leading him to the sport of triathlon. He studied Chemical Engineering at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh whilst racing at Junior, U23 and finally Senior level ITU events around the world.
In 2006 he decided to shift his focus towards the non drafting side of triathlon, in particular the Ironman 70.3 and Ironman distances. His change of focus was a massive success and he proudly took first place at Ironman 70.3 UK in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Fraser’s career has gone from strength to strength and in 2010, he triumphed finishing first at Ironman UK and Ironman 70.3 South Africa.
Fraser is a professional triathlete and trains alongside the National Performance Squad based at Stirling University whilst at home in Scotland. He races mostly in the UK and also in the US with his current goal being to qualify for the Hawaii Ironman World Championships in 2013.
Life Fit Physiotherapy are very proud to support him in this challenging and immensely demanding sport.
You can follow Fraser’s journey at www.frasercartmell.com or follow him on Twitter
MEGGAN DAWSON-FARRELL
Meggan is a young promising wheelchair athlete from Tullibody who has successfully secured her place at the 2014 Commonwealth Games posting no less that 10 qualifying times and was one of the first 27 athletes confirmed as Team Scotland. She is also extremely proud to be part of the Great Britain World Class Performance Programme so can now officially pull on a GB vest.
She currently holds the Scottish records for the 400/800/1500m track as well as 10k/ half marathon/ marathon.
Meg loves road races, and took part in her second London marathon in April 2013. She finished 2nd Brit and 10th over all. She also managed to take the Scottish record on her first attempt in 2012 and improved this in 2013 by a time of 2hrs 18.
Meggan ended her track season in early September, taking to the roads. She competed in the elite wheelchair race at the Great North Half Marathon and despite poor weather and not being in the best of health, she finished third.
We are working hard with Meg to ensure she stays injury free and hits her targets fo the years to come!
You can keep up to date with Meg’s news on Facebook
JADE NIMMO
Inspired by Dame Kelly Holmes in her youth, Jade has become one of Scotland’s best loved young athletes. She currently holds the Scottish National Women’s Long Jump record at 6.47m achieved in April 2012 at the Hilltoppers Relay meeting in Kentucky, almost 40 years after the original record had been made.
A Falkirk girl born and bred, Jade is studying her (Hons) degree part time to focus on training/preparation for the coming year and was proud to be one of the first selected to represent Team Scotland at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
She is also proud to act as an Athlete mentor for Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust young leaders programme and held the Olympic Torch aloft in her home town in 2012 as an official Torch Bearer for the London Olympic Games
When not studying or training, Jade can often be found at Life Fit receiving some brutal massage or practising her yoga!
Stay updated with Jade’s Commonwealth preparations on her website or Facebook and Twitter
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