Bristol headteacher to represent UK at fitness championships
A headteacher says it will be an "incredible honour" to represent Team UK at an international fitness championships.Katherine Ogden, principal of King's Oak Academy in Kingswood, qualified in first place at the British Functional Fitness Championships National Finals in Sheffield.She will now represent Team UK at the Masters IF3 European Championships in the Netherlands in June and the IF3 World Championships in Australia in November.Ms Ogden said: "This is a powerful way to show our students that commitment, balance and resilience can lead to extraordinary outcomes - whether in sport, education or life."
"I'm really excited and a little nervous. These events are on a completely different scale to what I am used to," she said."I see it as an opportunity to keep learning, keep pushing myself and hopefully inspire the young people and staff in my school community along the way," she added.Earlier this year, Ms Ogden also reached the CrossFit Games semi-finals in the 35-39 year-old category.She says the fitness competitions require a huge amount of work."Preparing for CrossFit competitions means training before and after school and at weekends to make sure I balance it alongside my school leadership responsibilities,' she said."It takes planning, discipline and support."
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