The Billinge middle-distance runner represented the Norwich Union GB Team at the IAAF World Junior Championships this year, finishing ninth in the 1500m final.

This year he has improved his PB to 3:41.6 to go seventh on the UK Under 20 all-time list for 1,500m and also finished in a strong 24th place in the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships.

He attended an 'On Camp with Kelly' camp in Loughborough earlier in the
year and benefited from her experience again last week.
Holmes, who won two goals at the Athens games, said: "David is a talented athlete and I believe that he does have the ability to succeed at international level.

"It is going to take a lot of dedication. I hope that this get-together has given him the motivation to go away and work even harder."
She added: "Although Great Britain has been relatively successful in women's middle distance running on the international stage in recent years, the picture on the men's side is somewhat different.

I want to try and understand why this is and help the athletes and coaches to raise their game and compete with the best."
Forrester was put through his paces in different training sessions and Holmes provided mentoring support.

Also on hand to give tips and advice were former GB middle distance internationals Andy Graffin and Anthony Whiteman, both previous training partners of Holmes during her athletics career.

Forrester said: "It's been awesome, I have enjoyed getting together with the lads. I enjoyed the aqua-jogging because you can push yourself to the limit in the pool and I will definitely use it if I get injured." For more information about 'On Camp with Kelly' and latest news and updates go to www.oncampwithkelly.co.uk.