Lake District, UK

Performance training on home ground.

No flights, no long lead time — proper diagnostic and hill training built for UK athletes who want to train seriously, repeatably, close to home.

Weekend to one week 6+ camps per year Bowness base
Why UK camps

All the services you need for optimised individual performance — under one roof.

Most athletes assemble their support team piecemeal — a physio here, a nutritionist there, a lactate test booked months in advance. LSB's UK camps bring coaching, physiotherapy, biomechanics, nutrition and lab testing together into a single weekend, delivered by a coordinated team who talk to each other about your training, not just their own specialism.

And because it's on home ground, it doesn't come at the cost of a proper adventure. Genuinely demanding fell terrain, a fantastic base to come back to each evening, and a group of people who take their training as seriously as you do.

  • No flights, no long lead time — easy to get to from anywhere in the UK
  • Every 1:1 service you'd otherwise book separately, delivered by one coordinated team
  • Repeatable through the year — build a rhythm of camps into your season
  • Serious trail and hill running on genuinely demanding terrain
  • A proper weekend away, not just a training block
Flagship

The Runner's MOT

Every individual performance service — coaching, physio, biomechanics, nutrition, lab testing, wellbeing — delivered in one long weekend, alongside serious trail running and a proper adventure.

  • Full Friday–Monday programme, led by Gemma Carter and guest coach Kim Collison
  • Individual 1:1 assessments: physio, biomechanics, nutrition, lactate testing
  • Group trail and hill sessions on genuinely demanding Lake District terrain
  • Race planning and take-home training tools you'd otherwise pay separately to assemble
  • 15–20 athletes per camp, shared or single occupancy
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Lake District trail scenery
Building through 2027

Six-plus camps a year

The Runner's MOT launches in November 2026 as a pilot, with the UK calendar building out to six or more camps a year from 2027 — spread across March, April, June, October and November. Each edition carries a slightly different flavour depending on time of year, without narrowing the weekend to one single focus.

March

Spring edition

Timed for athletes building toward spring marathons and early-season targets.

April

Pre-season edition

Trail and hill-focused, ideal timing ahead of the summer racing season.

June

Summer edition

Longer daylight, bigger hill days — a full weekend of Lake District terrain.

23–26 Oct 2026

Assent Performance Camp

A dedicated edition for Assent Performance's coached athletes, run to the same Runner's MOT format.

See the APC page →
13–16 Nov 2026

Launch Camp

The pilot edition that starts it all — the first Runner's MOT, at Burnhow Garden Hotel, Bowness.

See the Runner's MOT →
Coming 2027

More dates soon

Register your interest and be first to hear when new UK camps open for booking.

Base

Bowness-on-Windermere

The Runner's MOT is based at Burnhow Garden Hotel, Bowness — with easy access to Ambleside, Coniston, Keswick and Ullswater for future camp locations.

See the Bowness base
Burnhow Garden House Hotel exterior, Bowness
Secret garden path at Burnhow Garden House Hotel
View over Windermere from Bowness
What's included

Staying & eating in Bowness

Included
  • Accommodation at Burnhow Garden Hotel
  • Full breakfast each morning
  • All coaching, 1:1 assessments and testing sessions
Not included
  • Lunch and dinner — the group heads out together to sample the excellent restaurants of Bowness each evening
  • Travel to and from Bowness-on-Windermere

Ready for your Runner's MOT?

Enquire about the pilot camp