Jon

Author's details

Name: Jon Schofield
Date registered: July 30, 2010
URL: http://www.jon-schofield.co.uk

Latest posts

  1. 2013 Race boat! — May 18, 2013
  2. Silver at World Cup 1. — May 13, 2013
  3. World Cup 1 back to international racing — May 11, 2013
  4. Olympic Medal, a dream come true — August 30, 2012
  5. A day in the life of — October 26, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. “Winter” training and first race of 2011.. — 3 comments
  2. Australia — 2 comments
  3. Poznan, World Champs website — 2 comments
  4. A day in the life of — 4 comments
  5. Trailer for new video.. — 1 comment

Author's posts listings

May
18

2013 Race boat!

Just sent of Liam’s rendering of our new boat design for this year. Can’t wait to see the finished product from Nelo..!

May
13

Silver at World Cup 1.

So finally back to racing after what seems like an eternity since the Olympics. We were really happy to come away from this World Cup race with a silver medal as it confirms that we are getting back to form after a relatively short preparation period. For those of you who not know about Szeged, … Continue reading »

May
11

World Cup 1 back to international racing

Well after a long break and lots of training, the time has finally come to step back onto the world stage. We enjoyed a long period of recuperation after the games, getting back into full time training in january. I have to say my body needed this rest to get out lots of issues that … Continue reading »

Aug
30

Olympic Medal, a dream come true

The last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind! Three weeks ago I was nervous as anything, laying in my hotel room waiting to race at the Olympics. It had been a long wait, we were competing on the second to last day of the games and had been watching Team GB’s astonishing … Continue reading »

Oct
26

A day in the life of

Hey, well here is a little video showing what a typical day in my life is like. Great times paddling on the Thames with nice weather and no wind..! All filmed on the gobandit HD action camera which have been generously given to us buy the guys at assist creative resources. Enjoy! LINK FOR IPHONE USERS! (should be … Continue reading »

Oct
18

Trailer for new video..

I’m now well back into the training routine and am also happy to announce some new sponsors onboard. Assist Creative Resources have been kind enough to provide Liam and I with Gobandit GPS action cameras and the latest Timex Ironman GPS. These great products allow us to keep track of our training and also film … Continue reading »

Sep
07

Reflecting on a huge World Champs and the first test of the Olympic venue

My season is now over, in a good way, all events finished, goals achieved and time to rest and think about next year.. The world championships in Szeged were a great experience, if a bit nervewracking! Hungary are the bigest proponents of flatwater kayaking and put on a show to prove this. The event managament … Continue reading »

Jun
24

Victory at Europeans :) !

Well you may now know that Liam and I won the European Champs last weekend, defending our title from last year. Here is a link to the race report for us and the rest of the GB team; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/canoeing/13832094.stm It was a really interesting weekend as in the heat we had to deal with the … Continue reading »

May
10

World Cup kicks off..

After a long winters training I was back in action this weekend with the rest of the GB canoeing team at the first world cup of the year.  It was our first opportunity to gauge our progress and standard against the rest of the world and the signs were good. After a really good heat … Continue reading »

Mar
15

Seville

We are back in our usual winter haunt #Seville and I’ve got a new boat courtesy of Nelo Kayaks..! Its fantastic to see how close to the design the guys at Nelo managed to make it. Liam also has a matching one so we look a right pair on the water..! So far the weather … Continue reading »

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