In our first episode, we speak to our Director of Sport, Mr. Martin Pate. He shares some of his stories as a young athlete (where he was a U17 British Champion in the High Jump) and also represented Great Britain in various international athletic meets. His all-time Personal Best (PB) of 2.01 metres in the High Jump is a pretty impressive feat that we hope to see in a PE lesson soon.
His story covers the highs and lows of being a young competitive athlete as well as ensuring he stayed on top of his school requirements. He even discusses the levels he went to in order to become a sponsored athlete.
His background in sport has allowed him to continue developing his athletic interests and his current 5km PB (sub 18 minutes!) is one that will be difficult to beat! We hope that you enjoy our first ever version of "Nattering with the Knights" - please remember to share with family and friends and give some feedback to your PE teacher on the topics you would like to see covered in the coming weeks.
