'CONVENIENT REVERENCE' +AFs-Originally written as a discursive paper for conference presentation+AF0 'On the judicious use of university athletic scholarships to increase the number of British champions and better a nation's sporting culture' 1.1: Introduction. London 2012's biggest question mark wasn't … [Read more...]
Enjoy Some Good Ol’ HATE MAIL!
I just sent this email to the Guardian Sports desk.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I doubt very much that anyone will ever read it+ADs that I will ever get a reply or that their practices will change.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Hence the silly tone - might as well have some fun whilst you're failing to get someone's attention.+ACY-nbsp+ADs But not … [Read more...]
That Which Was Lost
Somewhere in Oxford, Great Britain, 2009, 5.25am. Two Varsity rowers sleep, the winter morning silent around them, the spires of their Oxford scraping the frosted sky. Three more months to the Boat Race.+ACY-nbsp+ADs 192 sessions gone+ADs 144 to go, until they look across the water at Cambridge and say … [Read more...]
Emma Pooley: Completely Wrong
The Women's Senior Elite Road Race Championships, Holland Interviewing a competitor directly after an event is a bit like interviewing a drunk person. They can be tired, emotional, even vomiting +ACY-ndash+ADs I've seen combinations of all three. And as with drunks, their behaviour is either as close to … [Read more...]