About the Sport Principle In order to be able to physically make it to the end of a 26.2mile marathon, the skill of saving energy during the early part of the race must be mastered. Feelings are faster and more efficient than intellect – a good marathon runner is able to manage a simply unimaginable […]
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Sir Steve Redgrave passed the Olympic flame on to a group of young athletes to light the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium and signal the start of the 2012 Olympic Games on Friday evening. Team GB have got off to a relatively slow start as far as medals are concerned, though. Lizzie Armitstead won silver […]
Manchester City’s stuttering form continued against in their 3-3 with Sunderland on Saturday, allowing Manchester United the opportunity to open up a five-point gap at the top of the league if they beat Blackburn this evening. Sebastian Larsson scored either side of half-time for Sunderland to help his side to a 3-1 lead but City […]
For those of you following our Twitter and Facebook feeds on Sunday you will have kept pace with Carl as he trudged round London for 5 hours 13 minutes and 42 seconds with 35,000 other people. Carl was running for CVM and so far has collected over £4,400 – an awesome achievement! There’s still time […]
Firstly, thanks to all those who have sponsored me for the London marathon on Sunday! I’ve put in the training and aside from a very slightly tender calf that should be 100% by Sunday, I’m feeling pretty confident! By all accounts it will be a hot day (72f) in London but at least that will […]
Firstly, thanks to all those who have sponsored me for the London marathon on Sunday! I’ve put in the training and aside from a very slightly tender calf that should be 100% by Sunday, I’m feeling pretty confident! By all accounts it will be a hot day (72f) in London but at least that will […]