You have to race with respect for your rivals
Respect for our rivals – rather than any kind of animosity – will be a motivation for me this summer.
View ArticleDisappointed we didn't win a medal in Weymouth - but we've learnt so much
We were a bit disappointed to lose our quarter-final at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta – but it was actually a really valuable experience.
View ArticleMatch Race Girls: Trying to nail down how best to beat our rivals
The level of competition in our event has really stepped up a notch with the Games on the horizon.
View ArticleOur Olympic Team: Stuart Bithell, Portland's 470 sailor
SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes.
View ArticleWondering what it will be like to sail in front of such a big crowd
I WENT to Wimbledon this week and I found watching Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic really enjoyable and insightful.
View ArticleMatch Race Girls: Awesome week of training on the Olympic waters
WE ARE really pleased with our preparation so far.
View ArticleSpeedway: Holder claims world title
CHRIS Holder tonight claimed his maiden world title after a dramatic meeting in Torun.
View ArticlePirates: Weather hits final again
PIRATES' scheduled Elite League Grand Final second leg against Swindon has tonight been postponed for a second time.
View ArticleVolleyball player Dan Hunter: seeing the torch in Edinburgh was incredibly...
Poole-born ex-Wessex Volleyball Club player Dan Hunter details his preparations as he awaits news on Team GB selection...
View ArticleAfter the Olympics
Well it is over a month since the Olympic Medal race took place for the Radial class. A day which I will surely remember for the rest of my life. I have just returned from a well deserved holiday,...
View ArticleJon Emmett wins the Masters European Championships
Well this year due to my involvement with the Olympics I was unable to attend any World Championships, however I hope to make amends by attending two in 2013: the Radial Worlds at the end of...
View Article2012 Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Well the Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards last week now seem a very long time ago. It is always a very tough award but especially so in an Olympic year. I really do not think that there could have...
View Article2012 wrap up
Well what a year 2012 was. An Olympic Gold medal and World Sailor of the Year for Lijia Xu. For me it was both an honour and a privilege working with such a talented and hard working individual.
View Article‘Climb as high as you can dream’
Five years ago Peter and Linda Thornton received the news no parent wants to hear. But from their grief grew a vibrant charity which has ensured that the name of their son, Lieutenant John Thornton RM,...
View ArticleLooking forward to 2013
Well I have had a big break from full time coaching; everyone needs some down time even if it is just to reflect on what the next step is. I feel I want to be fully equipped before returning to the...
View ArticleMuseum focus on archaeology
DORCHESTER: Belinda Tibbetts will lead a talk on archaeology.
View ArticleBack in the UK
I am now back in the UK to race at the Radial Qualifier in Hayling Island to hopefully secure myself a place for the Radial World Championship. The good thing about the UKLA qualifier system is it is a...
View ArticleHyeres 2013
The day before the Qualifier I go and see Stuart Offer of SOS Therapy, who not only releases my muscles but then proceeds to tape me back together using Rock tape. My shoulder is now feeling much...
View ArticleThe Dutch Masters
Well I qualified for the 2013 World Championship, and having been unable to take part in 2012 due to my Olympic commitments I am very keen to attend!
View ArticleLijia Xu returns
So for Sail for Gold we were finally properly prepared and this showed in the results, with Lily and Eko taking 1st and 2nd place in the first five races and securing Gold and Silver overall with a day...
View ArticleA new beginning
Well I have now finished working for the Chinese Yachting Association and as I look back I see a whole host of achievements: Seeing Lijia Xu (Lily) standing on top of the podium to collect her Olympic...
View ArticleBournemouth Marathon Festival exercise special: resistance training to...
So you are competing in the inaugural Bournemouth marathon races! Whether you are a serious distance runner, weekend warrior or running novice, I hope you will have completed quite a few training miles...
View ArticleNever say NEVER again
Lijia Xu has now retired, and as the ISAF conference draws to a close so does another year. Despite saying that I would never work for the Chinese again I decided to go and coach Lily for her final...
View ArticleWow what a year!
Well I was a little embarrassed when I realised that the last time I wrote a blog I was wondering what 2014 might bring! The year has certainly flown by and whilst I miss coaching the Chinese girls...
View ArticleHow to apply to run in the London Marathon 2022
The London Marathon ballot will open soon for those wishing to take part in 2022
View ArticleWeymouth grandmother creates Ironman history
WEYMOUTH grandmother Linda Ashmore has become the oldest British woman to complete a full Ironman in Cascais, Portugal.
View ArticleUK's most popular sports teams revealed - See the full Sports Direct list
Sports Direct has revealed the UK's most popular sports, teams and athletes in a new ranking. Find out who made the list.
View ArticleRunners to descend on Weymouth for 10k run this Sunday
RUNNERS from far and wide will descend on Dorset this Sunday for the return of the popular Weymouth Bay 10k.
View ArticleConifers dominate as Weymouth holds first crosscountry event
CONIFERS stole the show as Budmouth held the first-ever primary school crosscountry event in Weymouth.
View ArticleShane Flowers to make World's Strongest Man debut tomorrow
SHANE Flowers feels he can “fly under the radar” as World’s Strongest Man qualifying begins in Sacramento, California, tomorrow.
View ArticleShane Flowers withdraws from World's Strongest Man with injury
DORSET strongman Shane Flowers has been forced to withdraw from his World's Strongest Man debut due to injury.
View ArticleFlying Dot Fraser sets two British records – at 85 years old!
EVERGREEN Dot Fraser delivered a record-breaking performance at the British Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Derby.
View ArticleWeymouth grandmother becomes IRONMAN world champion
WEYMOUTH grandmother Linda Ashmore has stormed to victory in the women’s 75-79 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Utah.
View ArticleAshmore stars as Weymouth & Portland triathletes shine at worlds
WEYMOUTH & Portland were healthily represented in the World Triathlon Championship finals in Abu Dhabi, with the remarkable Linda Ashmore once again stole the limelight.
View ArticleConifers dominate Chesil cross country with six wins
CONIFERS won six out of eight trophies as Budmouth Academy hosted the annual Chesil Primary Cross Country races for children in Years 3-6.
View ArticleTwo Weymouth strongmen go for Britain's Strongest Man title
WEYMOUTH will have two representatives as the battle for the Britain’s Strongest Man trophy gets under way in Sheffield on Saturday.
View ArticleFrancis and Flowers in contrasting Britain's Strongest Man fortunes
WEYMOUTH strongmen Shane Flowers and Kane Francis experienced contrasting fortunes at Britain’s Strongest Man in Sheffield.
View ArticleWhat next for Weymouth's world champion bodybuilder?
POWERLIFTING to bodybuilding to strongman.
View ArticleWeymouth Bay 10k - all you need to know
ONE of the region’s most popular running events returns to the coastline of Dorset this weekend.
View ArticleCooper claims victory in Weymouth Bay 10k
JONATHON Cooper delivered a home win for Edgon Heath Harriers in the Weymouth Bay 10k.
View ArticleWeymouth Bay 10k returns this weekend
RUNNERS return to the scenic Weymouth Bay 10k event on Sunday (10am).
View ArticleBridport runner powers to Weymouth Bay 10k victory
BRIDPORT runner Shaun Dixon powered to victory in the annual Weymouth Bay 10K, ahead of more than 300 runners in the Weymouth sunshine.
View ArticleWest Dorset runner wins bronze at youth championships
Edward Bird seized a bronze medal for Team GB at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Peru
View ArticleParalympian's inspiring message after winning medal -
Hannah Moore delivered an inspiring message having claimed triathlon bronze at Paris 2024
View ArticlePupil shares father's Paralympic medal to help inspire others
A year four pupil at the Prince of Wales School has shared her father's bronze medal from the 1996 Atalanta Paralympics to inspire her classmates
View ArticleAthletics star sets new national record
Edward Bird celebrated selection for the Olympic Futures Programme by setting a new national record, reports Nigel Harding
View ArticleDorchester runner breaks four-minute mile
Dorset athletic stars stars completed an astonishing week of distance running, reports Nigel Harding.
View ArticleAnnual 10k race along seafront returns
RUNNERS will be returning to the scenic Weymouth Bay 10k event this weekend
View ArticleRace record smashed as 400 runners take part in 10k
WEYMOUTH Bay's 10k course record was smashed during Sunday's race.
View ArticleShaw the Dorset star at national cross-country champs as juniors impress
Wimborne AC’s Emily Shaw was Dorset’s senior star at the English National Cross-Country Championships, while five local juniors achieved top 30 finishes, reports Nigel Harding.
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