I went for a run on Friday (20/05/2011). A real run. Outside, in the world... It didn’t go very well. Or rather, it went very well for the first ten minutes or so. Around about then, however, I noticed a growing pain in my lower back. A mile or so later and the pain started getting wors...
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This evening, I turned up at wrestling, only to discover a competition in full swing! Paris vs South England! Although I agree to fight (I don't know who was more surprised, me or the coach!), it turned out there was nobody of my weight available.) Interestingly, my first ever competition was ...
Continue reading ...A quick picture for your pleasure; me, Will and Debbie at the British Olympic Association. Why? Because we rock, clearly. ...
Continue reading ...Today I visited Longridge Outdoor Activity Centre in Marlow, who have very kindly agreed to sponsor both my kayaking and rowing challenges! This is well beyond my wildest expectations and I am incredibly grateful to everybody who has volunteered their help! Longridge is an activity centre, d...
Continue reading ...Having been suffering from a horrible cold/chest-problem-type-thing, I was surprised to find it cured, by an extended period of running, jumping, rolling and wrestling! Here you see some evidence, in the form of training footage from Slough Freestyle Wrestling Club, where I am training for 1/30th...
Continue reading ...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPgPNku2fo?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349]Today, I did my first ever...run. Well, one of my first ever runs... My first ever training run, where I'm training myself to run again, but farther. Get it? No? Good, nor do I - RUNNING MAKES NO SENSE T...
Continue reading ...Having agreed to cycle 100 miles in a day, I have been doing some research. Instead of anything useful, however, I have been looking into some fun statistics... Welcome to Maths for the Brainally Challenged (Soon to be followed by English for the Wordily Challenged) 100 miles at 10 miles per h...
Continue reading ...Tonight, after six years away, I returned to my old wrestling club. Having fond memories of my time at Slough Freestyle Wrestling Club, I was amazed and overjoyed to find the same coach there, who was just as welcoming as he had always been. His son, who was hip-high last time I saw him, is now ra...
Continue reading ...When I signed up for the Gold Challenge, the only way to complete the road biking challenge was to take part in a series of organised group cycles. Not being a fan of organised things (or other people), I asked whether I could do something different, on my own...somewhere far, far away, where peopl...
Continue reading ...It has been around 36 hours since I pledged to do 30 sports for charity and my funding has reached £410.25 (including Gift Aid). This is...beyond awesome! Thank you to everybody who has donated so far and please keep pestering people to sponsor me, as I intend to start training this very evening!...
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I have just signed up for the Wycombe Half Marathon in July. I have never, ever run any considerable distance in my life. It's going to suck... As you can see from the diagram, the course is akin to Satan's balls. When it's not insane uphill, it's crazy downhill. As somebody who has never run...
Continue reading ...So, I've chosen to attempt 30 Olympic Sports in aid of Action For Children. This, my friends, should be interesting....
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