Sport

now last night i went bowling with 6 mates of mine!! i used to remeber how fun it was as a kid going for someones 8 birthday or going out with friends on a saturday afternoon!!! i used to think i was good

 
In just under a week the rugby world cup starts. As a passionate armchair sports fan I love any kind of international sports tournament, but the rugby world cup is one of my favourites. In fact the first time I ever went to see a big sporting occasion was back in 1991 at the rugby world cup, when it was staged in Britain. I went with my dad to watch Wales vs. Argentina – it was fantastic for an 11 year old boy. Big occasion. The old Cardiff Arms Park filled with passionate welsh fans, eager for their team to do well. Of course the singing at any Wales game is special, and this was my first experience of it in the flesh. It was an evening game, played under floodlights, and of course any sporting occasion is somehow magnified when played under lights. It was in may ways the perfect introduction to welsh rugby. To be honest though I cant really remember that much about the game, except that it wasn’t a classic. And Wales scraped a narrow victory over a team that on paper at least was ranked well below them. Of course in general at the start of the 90’s the welsh rugby team was going through a bit of a low patch, and that resulted in us failing to make the knockout round, losing humiliatingly in the group stages to western Samoa, leading to English people all over the country pointing out to any welsh friends or relatives that if that was the result against western Samoa, imagine what the whole of Samoa could do. (And people wonder why the welsh have such a strong antipathy to the English?!)

So it's all kicked off about the London 2012 brand and the new logo. it seems everyone hates it, or is made ill by it. No one wants it.

The BBC website has a load of alternatives. All much more acceptable.

I must admit I at first did not like the logo, but then I went to their website, saw a version with Seb Coe in front of it, read a bit, watched some video and saw what they were up to...

The wind, the rain and the smell of petrol and burnt rubber. It can only mean one thing.

The motor racing season is back.

And it is back with a vengence only instead of glory the car is playing up again.

So far a trip to Silverstone has resulted in a light smash, caused by my Dad spinning on his own petrol and the cracking of the stub axle on the front right hand side of the car.

On Sunday I ran the Reading Half Marathon. Well I say ran, but there were loads of people runnning ahead of me...

Anyway we started outside the town and ran into town before running back out to the start. The crowds were amazing, people came out to cheer us on, especially the finish with about 3,000 people in the football stadium urging us over the line.

In the middle of town came Friar Street, it seemed, to me, that the crowd was two/three people deep. It was great to be cheered along at that stage as we reached half way.

It was as I left Friar Street that I noticed the large church and an idea came to me...

Sorry, could not resist it!

This is Jonny. Four years ago he was on top of the world. He was the business. But life was so simple then.

He was just the young gun, no cares on his, rather big, shoulders. He had some great mates to look after him, to help him.

And he had Clive.

That was then...

The man inspires, is humble and won't take off his top for a photoshoot. What value system does he live by....

It is time for the training to begin again. Given the excess of christmas I think there is a long way to go. Looking out at the wind and rain of swansea, I am wondering why I am putting myself through it again... The big question for those of you who know me is whether I can stop being stubborn, avoid overtraining and prevent myself from getting injured. I am thinking unlikely...