‘Sport’ Archives
General Election Fever, and a good start to the season
As fencing goes, the season began well. I made 25th at the Essex Open — one of the UK's 4 top competitions — and came third in the Shropshire Open. The result was, as of 1 October, I finally made the UK top fifty for men's foil, and am currently ranked 42nd.But enough of fencing, and back to politics. What about General Election fever? Will [...]
Finishing the season with a couple of medals and a mug
The Much Wenlock Olympian Games was almost the last event in the Fencing Calendar, and it's where I finally picked up a couple of medals (Silver, and, embarrassingly, 'Best Veteran') as well as a commemorative mug. The Much Wenlock is of historical importance — it was one of the progenitors of the Modern Olympic Games. Regrettably, although [...]
Why I did the Shakespeare half-marathon
I need to begin by saying I'm not in any sense a runner. Until two weeks ago, the furthest I had willingly run in my life was three miles. I'm fairly sure they tried to make me run further than that when I was at school. But I'm also fairly sure that I walked as much of any cross-country run as I could get away with. Three weeks ago, while I was [...]
