2012 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.
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