Paralympic triathlon medallist Melissa Reid is economize herself gruelling 600 - mile rounds stumble by heat training in the Eden Project ’s Rainforest Biome .
Having won a bronze at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 , the 28 - year - quondam Cornwall - based elect athlete has her centre set on competing at the next summertime games in Tokyo .
To organise for the high heat and humidity of running , cycling and swimming in Japan , Melissa was confront the prognosis of foresightful movement to and from Loughborough University , Leicestershire , Team GB ’s Triathlon team centre , over the next twelvemonth .
She then pip on the idea of asking Eden – home of the world ’s large undercover rainforest and ground just 25 miles from her place near Falmouth – if she could train in the Biome . manager at the project enjoin they would be happy to help .
With the understanding of her Paralympic medical squad , Melissa is soon to part breeding at Eden .
By attach her route bike to a turbo trainer , turning it into a inactive spinning bike , Melissa , who is visually impaired , will be motorbike near the top of the Rainforest Biome . Each of her education sessions will last between 60 and 90 arcminute , including three bicycle sessions as well as two runs around the Biome track .
The human relationship with Eden will have a monolithic impact on Melissa ’s training programme , as her only other option to take out heat and humidness preparation would have been travelling to Loughborough for a calendar week or two at a clock time . Not only would this take aside valuable metre from her preparation regime and her support meshing , the carbon footmark of the repeat journey would be very high-pitched .
Melissa pronounce : “ It ’s great that I can now train so close to home . We joked that we should have run around the Rainforest Biome after come back from the Rio Paralympics , as it was much hotter than anyone anticipated . Due to this , the British squad have been concentre on heat training for the Tokyo Paralympics .
“ It ’s important to see how the dead body grapple under acute climate condition . I detest leave Cornwall , I love training down here so I thought it was worth contacting Eden to necessitate if I could carry out part of my training with them and I was delighted when they agreed .
“ I ’m looking forwards to press my eubstance in the heat of the Rainforest Biome as well as have a squeamish view to keep me motivated during hard clip . I ’m hoping some of the animate being will come and keep me company ! ”
Melissa represent Great Britain in the 2016 Paralympics and was thrilled to bring back a bronze palm for Team GB . Back in 2013 , Melissa also won five outside gold , including two World Championships .
presently Melissa ’s International Triathlon Union ( ITU ) Paratriathlon World Ranking is 15th . She suffered an injury in 2017 and pass down the rankings from third place .
In order for her to stipulate for the Tokyo games , she needs to be ranked tenth or higher before June 2020 . To gain detail to move up the ranks , Melissa will be competing in the World Circuit races which she will want to fund herself .
She is attain out to the public to support her in her goal to contend in the Tokyo Paralympics . A crack-up of all the World Circuit races lead up to Japan and how she can be supported can be found on her new websitewww.teammissi.co.uk
source : Eden Project
