Me? Speed walking? Get outta here!
That’s what I would’ve said at a heart beat before this year. But the last four months have been my first real introduction to Achilles injuries, after I painfully strained […]
Category Archives: Olympic Games 2012
London Legend: Julia Bleasdale
A born-and-bred Londoner, Julia shares some of her thoughts and fondest memories of running in her hometown—everything from her double top-eight finish at the 2012 Games to the exhilaration of […]
Mo Farah Running Away From Things
The running world is still recovering from Mo Farah’s epic lighting up of the London Olympic track in both the 5k and 10k. And as a tribute to the great […]
Doping: And the Winners Are …
Yesterday I awoke to the news that, less than 24 hours after the Games had officially finished (with the flame extinguished and everything), New Zealand had won another gold medal. […]
Olympic Running Highlights
As the world starts scratching around for things to do now that the Olympic Games is over, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on my personal […]
Makhloufi: The Best Kick Since Ramzi
I was lucky enough to have tickets to one of the marque events of the Games, the men’s 1500m final. But after the winner, Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria, easily kicked away […]
A Big Red Bus of Emotion
As the countdown to the London Games almost enters the single digit phase, and Olympic teams are locked down, emotions are reaching boiling point amongst the elite runners of this […]
