I'm trying to get hold of the new Adidas olympic gear that the British team are wearing in Athens at the moment.Any idea's where I can get it from? The actual kit isnt available to buy at the moment I dont think. There seems to be lots of olympic
Anyone doing this? Is it really hilly?Any advice welcome! I started triathlon this year and have done a few sprints and in a moment of madness decided I would do one olympic this year and signed up. Pretty scared now as had a look at the finishing
sold out velodromes and athletics tracks and rowing venues and archery events week in week out Olympic fever would make more sense to me... At the moment, I'm still sulking about not getting any tickets, but I guess I'll manage to get hold of some
but could be something silly like 1k laps as it was at the Commonwealth 24 hour race). Still, it would be great to get an ultra distance race into the Olympics. If they did a trail 100k then the XC guys just need to run a little further and can satisfy both
. If they are including the Olympics and Worlds then this is a great thing. Without that I would share BT's concern. But with that it will actually potentially give financial renumeration for a good performance at those events - something that has lowered the standard
current Olympic sports are male-only, like boxing).There should only be one global governing body.Where possible, it should be single states that compete (so you can't have England as a competing nation, but you can have Great Britain - the Unified Team
across it as it was written around 1974 (I think) so Munich is still very fresh. Fell running, Mary Decker's It was Zola Budd want done it tantrum must be one of the best farcical moments. Bob Beamon must be a great memory to have. Allan Wells
Owens. Just imagine going into that situation and having to race your butt off as well.From living memory, the Coe / Ovett battles in 1980. My greatest Olympic moment was when I recieved the crown of olive leaves for winning the penthatlon at Olympia
for the Olympics anyway.If the event was hosted properly and could be looked on as a credit to this nation, then great. But I suspect that as usual, we'll end up with egg on our faces looking to the rest of the world to show us how it should be done. I really do
and referenceGoing Long is another good book and is aimed at IM distanceI have a few books but those spring to mind at the moment Thanks for the tips. I'm simply looking to get fitter and better at Olympic Distance. No interested in IM. But I need something
