Look who is back in Crowborough and making full use of the running track at Goldsmiths! Yes, it’s Crowborough’s very own world champion and international skeleton star Matt Weston.
Based in Bath as a full time athlete with the GB Bobsleigh and Skeleton squad, Matt is nevertheless a frequent visitor to his home town.
When Crowborough News spoke to Matt earlier this year he did say people might see him keeping up his training regime at the Goldsmiths track when he’s back in town. And this week he shared a reel on Instagram showing his admiring dog watching him as he practised his sprint starts at the Crowborough track.
He told Crowborough News previously: “I like coming home to Crowborough. I think growing up here has helped shape the person I am, and it was a nice area to grow up. It feels homely and nice to come back and see some faces I have not seen for a while. I feel some more support when I come home too!”
Skeleton is the sport that grabbed everybody’s attention and admiration in recent Winter Olympics. The athlete rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled, down a frozen track while laying face down and headfirst. In elite racing the athlete can experience accelerations of 5g and, amazingly, reach speeds over 80mph.
Matt has hit national headlines and won worldwide acclaim having won two skeleton World Championships, with his most recent victory in Lake Placid in March this year. And he now has his sights set on replicating his world championship success at the Winter Olympics in February.
And it certainly looks like training for Olympic Gold has already begun in earnest. In his Instagram post Matt said: “Sprinting is always better when your two favourites are watching. The summer has been a very good one so far – putting the final pieces together before the fun begins!”