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There are really only three blades you need to consider if you are a serious speed skater. This is not as bad a state of affairs as you might think – a few years ago there were only two. Speed skating blades are fascinating things because the task they need to accomplish seems so...
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For the longest time, I thought that it was a losing battle. The dopers would always outfox the anti-dopers. It was simply a matter of resources – anti-doping agencies are generally poorly-funded and have to operate within the bounds of very strict rules and regulations. They have to be very sure about a person...
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I have written a bit on doping in sport in the past, but in light of the recent interview with Lance Armstrong by Oprah, I feel that I should say a little more. The interview itself is enlightening. Previously, everything I knew about Lance came from his book (which I read) and watching him...
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It’s been a while since I last posted, and in that while I’ve travelled a bit. One of the places I passed through in my travels was London, and I was fortunate enough to pass through during the time of the Olympic Games. There is much to be written about the Olympic games, of...
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Sport is a funny thing. It is almost universally recognized that if you want to be good at a sport, then you have to train for it. However, the “how” in how people go about doing that is a source of endless amusement and frustration. The first mistake is an easy one to make....
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I once read somewhere that if you took a race-ready rally car, and its street-legal equivalent (say a regular Subaru WRX), swapped the tyres, then drove both of them on a rally course, they would finish with very similar times. Why does this happen? Surely the rally car, with its lighter weight, finely-tuned engine,...
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Recently I have undertaken a new “job” as one of the coaches for the Danish junior ice speed skating team. Those outside of the world of speed skating will probably think that sounds like a big deal, but those inside the wold of ice skating are probably thinking “Denmark?”. You see, Denmark, despite being...
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Last Friday I was fortunate enough to be present at my girlfriend's Ph.D. thesis defence at the University of Copenhagen. In case anyone is wondering, it went very well, and all the opponents spoke highly of her work, and now we can all call her "Doctor".
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