Tag Archives: Sport
Sprint yourself thin…
I have been trying to lose a few pounds by walking more and eating less. Just monitoring the input and output to have a net fall in calories. Sometimes this involves walking a hell of a long way. It appears … Continue reading
TdF Stage 3
Scary times approach in Stage 3. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the profile of stage three, which has no climbs to speak of, but it promises to be one of the most interesting of the race. All the … Continue reading
Stage One of the Tour de France
After yesterday’s exciting prologue we have one of the flattest and dullest stages. It winds its way down the Dutch coast with only side winds causing breaks in the peloton. Thor Hushovd pipped Mark Cavendish after a titanic battle for … Continue reading
Floyd Landis is a Lying Weasel
In great depth on the Radio Shack team website, Lance Armstrong’s lawyers have dismissed accusations from Floyd Landis that Lance and sixteen other named riders or officials had violated doping rules. Lying weasel Landis’s claims were described in the statement … Continue reading
Shots at Big Game by Craig Boddington
If you are a beginning hunter or just don’t get as much time in the field as you need then this Shots at Big Game – US link/ Shots at Big Game – UK link is for you. It covers … Continue reading
The Golfer
According to the BBC President Obama has now played golf 32 times since he took office. This is one more than his predecessor George W Bush did during his entire presidency. He most recently played on Sunday, when the volcanic … Continue reading
Coe vs Ovett – A Golden Age
This is a truly fantastic piece of film. Press the button to make it fill the screen. It documents the 800m and 1500m at the Moscow Olympics where the two greats each won the wrong races, and then it moves … Continue reading
Steve Ovett – The Master
I was a huge track fan in the late seventies and eighties. For an Englishman it was a true golden period with the dominance of Steve Ovett and Seb Coe. As they faded their places were taken by Steve Cram … Continue reading
Stuart Austin 