Jon Geldart

Jon Geldart
Aim high!

Tuesday 30 June 2009

Running in Turkey











Just back from a week in 35 deg in Turkey to find the same heat here in the UK!

Spent a week technically on holiday but took the opportunity to do some climbing and running around the resort town of Kalkan in Southern Turkey. Great place if you can bear the thorns on the hills and avoid the snakes! Fantastic views but very hot and dry so hydration essential.


Saturday 20 June 2009

Sweatshop takes the Out Perform challenge




Tuesday to Thursday this week found 15 staff from running retailer Sweatshop in the Welsh hills on a leadership and communication training event with me. The weather varied between benign sunny and dry to torrential rain and howling winds. Normal weather for Wales! The teams were put through a series of tests and challenges including a wild camp experience.

The guys did a great job with all the event had to throw at them and so far the feedback has been very pleasing. From the very beginning the two groups (I was supported by two other trainers) really worked hard and put their shoulders into the many and varied tasks they had to complete.

The weather played its usual tricks with 50 mph wind and rain on the summit of Carn Fawr! Thursday turned out dry and the work we did on 'silent communication' went down very well indeed. It is so important to ensure that information is received and understood as well as given!