February 20, 2015, by Lee Chrimes

The road to BUCS Nationals: Katie Snowden

The BUCS Nationals start today, and amongst the many teams and athletes representing Nottingham will be sports scholar Katie Snowden, taking part in the 800m and 1500m events throughout the weekend. With personal best times of 2:03.46 in the 800m and 4:18.71 in the 1500m, Katie hopes to follow her successes in 2013 and 2014.

How did you first get involved in your sport?

A PE teacher at my secondary school suggested I join an athletics club, so I went down to my local track aged 12/13 and have carried on training ever since.

What does a typical week look like for you?

I train 8 times a week, and each session lasts up to 2 hours (driving to and from training takes another hour and a half). I also have 12 hours of lectures for my Geography course which are spread out Monday to Friday.

Key achievements

• British No. 2 Rank 2013 U20 Women, 800m,
• Gold 800m Welsh U20 International 2013
• British Universities 800m Indoor Champion 2013
• Gold 800m Commonwealth Youth Games 2011
• Gold 800m South of England AA Championships 2014
• 5th British Indoor Athletics Championships 2014

You can follow all of the action from the Nationals through the UoN Sport Twitter, Facebook and blog, as well as the official BUCS website for a live feed of results, photos and videos. Also keep an eye on the BUCS Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube pages for updates across the weekend.  

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