Our Team Defines Guiding Principles
As part of a recent team building activity among the Elite Trail Team, we’re proud to have defined team and performance principles that guide how we approach endurance training, our ethics, and our everyday behaviour.
Team Principles
What makes a good team and how do we expect to work together to improve our performance and each other’s development?
Here’s what we value:
Dedication - Shown through responsiveness and support of the team and teammates
Respect - Our teammates, the team, our reputation, and the wider trail running community
Trust - Fostered through support and openness of expression in a safe environment
Equality - A community where all are treated equally
Pride - Be proud of the team, be proud to be part of the team. Show this in your actions
Principles of Performance
To get results, we need to know how we approach our training and everything around it. The following principles serve as a guide for how we go about achieving our endurance goals.
Focus
Making decisions and choices that facilitate improved performance
Innovation
Open minded whilst challenging new ideas and concepts
Collaboration
Working closely with each other and with brands that align with our principles
Courage
Taking the opportunities that feel challenging (and sometimes scary) but rejecting those which risk health or longevity in the sport
Sportsmanship
Compete hard but fairly, support competitors when in need
We’ve put these principles in practice time and time again, most recently when George was able to recce the Ring of Steall course to give Chelsea invaluable on-the-ground information ahead of her race (where she secured a fantastic second place). Chelsea was also on helping duty earlier this summer, crewing for Catalin at the CCC in the Alps.
All photos by Olly Bowman