Tokyo 2021 Olympics - The Fallout
I'm sure you have all witnessed the lovely scenes of athletes arriving back at London Heathrow to flag waving, cheering and emotional...
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Tokyo 2021 Olympics - Support from the Sofa
Arriving bleary eyed downstairs this morning after another ungodly hour alarm call to watch rowing during the night, my husband Peter and...
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Spectating from Afar
As many of you will have seen in the press, the decision has finally been made around spectators at this summer's postponed Olympics, and...
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Being Your Own Psychology Experiment
Recently I listened to the Chris Shambrook episode of 'Girl on the River' podcast (all episodes worth a listen if you haven't found them...
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Sporting Family
As many of you know, as well as being passionate about young people doing sport, I am particularly passionate about girls enjoying sport....
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Getting Through Corona
I haven't written a blog for ages, mostly because I was picking up a vibe that people didn't have time to read blogs. I was, therefore...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Home at Last
So I've finally recovered from a fairly unpleasant night flight back from Rio. My middle seat and my grumbly pro-lapsed L4/L5 disc...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Rollercoaster of Emotions
I also want to share a small piece of advice that worked quite well for me whilst spectating in Rio. On the first night that we were...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Taking Stock
Apologies for the recent radio silence, it's been a crazy couple of days. You will all have seen the amazing action from the Lagoa...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Olympians for Life
Today at Lagoa Stadium, the tension went up another level as some crews got to the semi-final stage of their event. Our two heavyweight...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Looking Outward, Not Inward
The video shows exactly why racing was cancelled for the day here at the Lagoa Stadium in Ipanema, it was blowing a hooley and if you...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Learning from the Experts
So today is the first day of the Olympic Regatta. We have already experienced so many amazing things, it's hard to know what to focus on...
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Rio 2016 Olympics - We are on the Plane
As many of you will already know, we are heading out to Rio to watch Jack Beaumont, my stepson, race in the Men's Quad at the Rio Olympic...
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