Opel Astra Obituary
With all the people asking, I thought it would be appropriate to explain what happened to my car. Towards the end of December, I parked it at a carpark near the Islands [more...]
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A Hong Kong Hike
This satellite photo of Hong Kong shows just how much of it is actually not-concrete More than a concrete jungle Despite being one of the densest cities in the world, with [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 7
The final day of euros is of course the day of the marathons. Ordinarily, this is only a half day’s worth of racing leaving skaters with a good few hours to get [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 6
The third and final day of road competition ended with a bang. Rushing to fit in all the racing before the rain came (and it really came bucketing down about 20 minutes after [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 5
The second day of road racing was an interesting mix of the long and short distances. Interesting because the schedule was modified slightly and this resulted in the 20k [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 4
Since European championships is not *quite* as big a deal as world championships, we don’t get a full rest day. Instead, we got half a day… actually, it was more [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 3
Today saw the conclusion of the track portion of the competition with the 1000m races and the relays. I know I said that points elimination races are some of the most painful [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 2
Today started very early with the heats for the 500m. Unlike in long track ice skating, in inline skating the 500m is not about racing the clock. A number of heats, quarters, [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 1
If I had to describe today in a word, I would have to say “long”. Part of the reason for this is because the first day of competition is when they contest the [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 0
The day before a race is always nerve-wracking. I’ve been skating in international competition since I was 13 years old, and I still get nerves before a big competition [more...]
Sochi Day 13: Team Pursuit Final
My final update… The semifinal of the ladies team pursuit kicked things off and went pretty much as expected. The close match between Russia and Poland went in [more...]
Sochi Day 12: Team Pursuit Preliminaries
The Russian girls snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and will go on to the next round, to be contested tomorrow. The preliminary stages of the team pursuit went largely [more...]
Sochi Day 11: Ladies 5000m
Is this what redemption looks like? Recap The final individual event in the competition did not disappoint. As expected Carien Kleibeuker, the marathon skater from the [more...]
Sochi Day 10: Mens 10,000m
Consistency is key, and these two have been at the top for a while now. Recap The added spectacle of the Olympics might be the only reason that I would voluntarily sit [more...]