If I had ever become a professional athlete, which I know was always very unlikely but humour me here, I would have become a triple jumper. Or a hockey player. Or, dare I say it, a track cyclist. I’ve always … Continued
A couple of weeks ago I introduced Britain’s Personal Best here on Splodz Blogz; a scheme aiming to recapture the motivation created by London 2012 by encouraging us to challenge ourselves. My personal challenge, the thing that Britain’s Personal Best … Continued
A few weeks back I came across Britain’s Personal Best, and straight away I knew I wanted to be involved. It brings together my love of challenges with that inspiration and motivation London 2012 encouraged. It is an opportunity, an … Continued
[ so·lil·o·quy – the act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers ] Twelve months ago we watched in wonder and awe at the achievements of a host of national and international sportsmen and … Continued
I received a couple of hard backed enveloped in the post this weekend. The first was a bright red envelope with the Coca Cola Future Flame branding all over it – it contained a gift of an official photograph of … Continued
When you blog, posts soon get lost in the constant stream of content that gets added at the top each day. Posts that bloggers might be really proud of soon get shoved onto page two, page three, page fifteen. So … Continued
Ornament
Wow. What a couple of weeks it has been. Are you inspired? I know I am! There just seems to have been something, lots of things, about London 2012 that has been, well, truly inspirational. From the torch relay, opening … Continued
Bling – my Links of London TeamGB bracelet
I thoroughly enjoyed the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony last night. While I couldn’t actually sit in the Stadium – which I imagine would have been totally amazing – I had a pretty good seat on my sofa with snacks … Continued