About crosstraining.org.uk
(last updated 21 January 2002)

Having been involved with cross-training for a few years, we thought it would be a good idea to have our own website so that fellow competitors and future competitors would know when events were held and what disciplines were involved. Also, they would have the chance to browse through results, pick up on training ideas and have the opportunity to have input to the crosstraining community byt promoting their own event and writing reports. Ade Clift of Future Fitness together with the help of Richard Vidgen, a friend and an IT lecturer at Bath University, started the crosstraining community site in 1998.

Core members of the community include:

Adrian Clift

Ade is a former National swimming champion and multiple National record holder. He graduated from Premier Fitness Educational Academy in 1992 and since then set up his own Personal Training business called Future Fitness. He has trained some of the successful Future Fitness team members including Abi Handley (Tropicana Champion 1997). Ade has competed regularly in cross-training events sine 1995 and now enjoys finishing triathlons and occasional daft events like Toughguy.

Andy Coleman

Andy is a fitness trainer at the Fitness Mill, Stroud and has competed in cross-training events over the past few years and now competes with Future Fitness in triathlons and Toughguy.

Hywel Davies

Hywel's list of sporting achievements is too long to fit on the page. Suffice it to say that he won Ultrafit, Tropicana, and X-Zone in 2001. Hywel also kindly writes occasional reports for us on cross-training events and adventure races.

Phil McConnell

Phil McConnell is the longest standing Personal client of Future Fitness (with the most patience, obviously). Ade has trained Phil sine 1993 and Phil now competes and places at top level in events like Tropicana, One on One comps and Last man standing in Toughguy. He has also competed in the Half Ironman Llanberris and enjoys all types of cross-training and triathlon events.

 

Fay McConnell

Phil's wife Fay McConnell is currently semi-retired after giving birth to a son in December 2001. Fay enjoyed successfully competing in cross-training events as well as completing the Winter Toughguy 2001.

Ian Medlock

Ian runs his own IT business and is another of Ade's personal clients at Future Fitness. He has enjoyed competing in cross-training competitions and is a National (grapple and strike) Jujitsu competitor.

Michelle Parsons

Michelle used to battle it out with Abi Handley in the One on One comps during the mid 1990's and has now gone on to establish herself as one of the top three cross-trainers in the Country. Michelle placed top three at both Ultra-fit and X-Zone, was Champion of Tropicana Champs 2000 and 2001, and topped off 2001 by winning the British rowing Championships.

Phil Parsons

Michelle's husband Phil also has competed in cross-training events over the years and now enjoys triathlons and success as a lightweight rower.

Lee Rankin

Lee was persuaded to take up cross training by Ade and Abi to complement the body-building he was doing at the time. With obvious genetic potential and a determination in competition, Lee has now, like Michelle, established himself as a top level cross-trainer in events like X-Zone, Ultra-fit and the
Tropicana Champs (Champion 2001). He has also competed in half Ironman Llanberris and various other triathlons, duathlons and Toughguy.

Di Rankin

Lee's wife Diane also competes regularly in cross-training events and Toughguy, in between looking after their 2-year-old son Bradley.

Jim Rankin

Making it a family affair, Lee's brother Jimmy also started competing in 2001, where he finished in the top 50 at Summer Toughguy. Jim also competed at Llanberris and various cross-training events throughout the year.

Gill Slator

Gill is a nurse and competes regularly in cross training events and Tough Guy.

Jo Smart

Jo is a qualified Kae Bo and aerobics teacher. She started crosstraining during 2001 and competed in the X-Zone Championships as her first event.

Richard Vidgen

Richard is a lecturer at Bath University and administers the crosstraining site. Rich is a long time personal client of Future Fitness and was originally trained for his knee rehabilitation. He is now an established Masters competitor and has competed in most of the cross-training events from X-Zone to the Tropicana Champs (richard@crosstraining.org.uk).