Category: “Fitness”
Tips for the London Marathon
Posted on 23 April 2009 | 5:04pm
A Facebook friend sent me a message this morning ‘any advice for a first time London marathon runner?’ So I whacked off a few thoughts. ‘You should do that as a blog,’ she replied back. ‘Fab tips.’ I love it when other people give me ideas for the blog, especially when I’ve already done the work. [...]
A hobby horse, a plug and a bit of sport
Posted on 27 March 2009 | 10:03am
A bit rushed this morning, but enough time to get on one of my hobby horses, plug a radio piece for a TV project I’m involved in, and promote the good side of sport. First, the hobby horse – it is a myth that young people are not interested in politics and political debate. Interesting [...]
Iraq, Iran, GB, Obama and diplomatic chess
Posted on 17 March 2009 | 10:03am
A new survey on opinion in Iraq (broadly positive and so largely ignored by the UK media) shows people feel safer and more optimistic about their future. Eighty-five per cent describe security as good or quite good, up 23 per cent. Fifty-nine per cent say they feel safe in their neighbourhoods, up 22 per cent. [...]
Alastair Campbell