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En Garde!

Firstly - for the sake of accuracy - my stance in this picture is not en garde. It is the cool and far more effective stab-le-camera stroke, of myth and fable. I am one of only 17 people in England to have mastered this attack in the last 300 years, one of whom was Sir Richard Francis Burton (aka ...

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Me. In the Olympic Stadium. IT’S HAPPENING!

Thanks to some incredibly generous donations, I have now raised enough money through the Gold Challenge that they are going to let me run do my 100m sprint event in the actual London 2012 Olympic Stadium, in front of 20,000 people! Do I know how to sprint properly? No. Will I learn how to sprint ...

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Olympic Stadium? 20,000 people? 100m? ME?!

So it turns out I'm still one of the Gold Challenge's highest fund-raisers so far. That's pretty cool! I haven't quite reached the heights of the guy raising money to save the rhinos, but I'ml making good progress. However, it also turns out that, if I raise £500 more (bringing my total to £150...

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BBC Three Counties Radio Interview

A while ago now (last September), I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Olympic Silver Medalist, Gail Emms on BBC Three Counties Radio. Unfortunately, I managed to lock myself out of my house beforehand, so had to take the call late on my mobile. Even so, it worked out alright and you can hear it...

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Tough Guy 2012: Year of the Lion Heart

I did it. I am now, officially, a Tough Guy. This year was the Year of the Lion Heart...which is just about the only thing that got me to the end. It wasn't fitness and it certainly wasn't preparation - it was nothing but grim, visceral determination and a lifetime's worth of being-an-idiot rolled ...

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Tough Guy!!

For some reason, I'm still not sure why, I have signed up for Tough Guy Winter 2012. When the organisers describe Tough Guy, they do so using one word: deprivation. They then use 200,000 more words, to boggle the mind and utterly confuse anybody taking part as to what is actually involved!...

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The Art of Combat

One of my many New Year's resolutions is to become schooled in the art of combat. To achieve this, I have decided to start attending London Shootfighters - a fantastic gym and MMA school in West London - with my friend and lifting nemesis, Simon Lowe (aka Grand Vizier of Murderbeers) Last nigh...

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Quick Update

I have hit something of a wall. It turns out that people are very keen to offer their help and training services, in the name of charity. When it comes to it, however, nearly everybody drops out at the last minute. Although I entirely understand their situation, it is also starting to get rathe...

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On the Radio!

I was lucky enough to have a nice chat on BBC Three Counties Radio this evening, with Olympic Silver Medalist, Gail Emms. Check it out at 46 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00k88j4/Gail_Emms_26_09_2011/...

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Got Bike?

I have finally picked up the road bike, upon which I shall cycle 100 miles. I have so far cycled 200 metres. It wasn't easy. This is not going to be an enjoyable challenge... In other training news, I am back at the gym and lifting the biggest things I possibly can. I have been very slack in re...

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Wycombe Half Marathon: COMPLETE!

The half marathon is is over. Over. Thank the Gods! Having never really attempted anything like it, I decided to try to run 10-minute miles for the whole race. Being a 13.1 mile race, I should therefore finish in 2 hours and 11 minutes. If I managed to pull something out of my hat (we all wear ru...

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Rocking the Boat

Today I managed to make contact with Bret King from Longridge Outdoor Centre. He has kindly agreed to find some time to teach me the noble art of rowing. I am, however, on holiday from next Thursday to the following Tuesday, at the Download Festival. My training will, therefore, have to wait un...

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