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

, silver and bronze olympic medalists. And if so, how much? No. Their value to sponsors and event organisers goes up though so winning will eventually benefit them financially with appearance money, endorsement/advertising fees etc. etc. I think if you

The Special Olympics gets all of 15mins on TV (BBC1 – SAT 5 JUL – 1:05pm)I think this is scandalous, after all this is billed as the years premier event for disabled athletes and is quite local (Ireland) I feel that this event should be given more

How appropriate that in these days of The New Politics, our Olympic mascots should appear to be two designer pricks. Actually they can't win here. There will always be people that love them and people that don't.They are aimed at kids and there is a

Why does the 2012 GB football team need David Beckham ?? He is over the hill and has played in a league with little competitive edge for the past 5 years simply to increase his brand name. The Olympics are bigger than a single ego and he should

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18708365 We had a discussion about this ages ago...   well..  it seems he will be there..........       and is there any real difference with him being there than the previously banned drug cheats??? he's been

Just wondering how many forumites shed the odd tear whilst watching the Olympic Games?I'm so looking forward to it. The Opening Ceremony is bound to set me off.I love a good cry me! Bless your little cotton socks yj - but I do love the opening

used to be an Olympic diving champion. You see, I told you we'd learn more about ourselves as we went along." So she got up, jumped in the pool and started doing laps. She was moving so fast that the froth from her pushing off at one end of the pool

will not be watching the Olympics this time around.  My own personal belief (for which I am thankful that I live in a country where I am free to express it) is that I do not believe they should be held in Beijing.  Notwithstanding the issue of pollution, I believe

I don't mean to sound churlish or ungrateful but I am "lucky" enough to live and run very close to the Stratford Olympic Park. I appreciate that our wider community will benefit from the regeneration this brings and jobs for local people but I must