Tag Archives: Olympics
Another lap round the Sun
2009 is here at last! The way I see it, 2008 will go down as the year where things that you thought were certain suddenly became uncertain. The obvious thing to mention is the Credit Crunch - remember the Chewits monster … Continue reading
Beijing 2008: A personal viewpoint
So the great spectacle that was the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games is over. China enthralled and delighted us during two and a half weeks of incredible action shown to billions across the world. I have always loved the Olympics. … Continue reading
Hate Britain?
“Great Britain. Not really much great about it these days, is there?” Hands up if you’ve heard a comment like that in recent times. In fact, I think it’s worse: I’d argue that there’s a lot of hatred being fired … Continue reading
Speed, strength, super Scots, and showboating
Let me take you through my day so far… Alarm wakes me up at 10am. I’m tired and it’s Saturday, but I have to get up for the men’s coxless four. You’ll know from my previous post how much history … Continue reading
Invincibility
I went to the doctor’s this morning after getting a surprising 9:10 appointment. He examined my knee by prodding and poking around, and after finding that I had very little pain with this, announced although I didn’t have a serious … Continue reading
Blazing a trail
It’s official: Michael Phelps is the Olympian with the most gold medals (11). Not bad by the ripe old age of 23!! I wonder how many he can go on and get? I think he’ll get his other three later … Continue reading
What an anchor!
It’s good to know you’ve got friends. You know how it is – you splash around in the pool, get good at it, enter the Olympics at 15, get six gold medals four years later and then try again for … Continue reading
Dedication, determination and an oar-some man
Today marks the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Olympics is always a fantastic exhibition of people at the top of their sport, and by the time the closing ceremony wraps things up on 24th August … Continue reading
Running the risk: drinks, drugs and gambling
Bloody knee. The thing is still hurting after over two weeks, restricting me to only a few pain-filled short attempts at mileage. Pain, aches, clicks – nothing serious it seems but enough of a niggle to know something’s wrong. Hopefully … Continue reading
Easy does it
According to my schedule, this week is an easy week for me. According to what I’ve read, these are key to have every four or so weeks, to give your body a bit of a break. My schedule, however, must have a … Continue reading