0.4, 0.47 and 40 from Olympic Glory – 52 Sports; Sports 1, 2 and 3
My life is endlessly ridiculous sometimes.
I think it reached a point of peak ridiculousness around 11 oclock last Sunday (March 27th). I was in Bath you see, home of, something important I’m sure. I got the train to Bath Spa and had to be at Bath Universities Sport Village by 10.30ish, but the map I drew myself wasn’t hugely helpful once I’d got off the train so after cycling around for about 5 minutes I asked someone. Who pointed me in the right direction before saying “it’s a bit of a trek”, but I thought nothing of it. The reason I thought nothing of it is because I knew the distance between where I was and where I wanted to go and the only problem I had was the direction. 2.2 miles it was. 2.2 miles.
Nobody told me, that Bath is a hill. 2.2 miles in the lowest gear, cycling up the steepest hill I have ever seen. I got there, legs in tatters, not the best start for a day of competition.
I locked up my bike and headed for the sign in area, filled in the registration form putting “none” in the “sporting experience” box, and then joined the crowd. We watched a presentation about our chosen subject for the day, what it would entail and what would happen if we got through. It was hardcore, don’t ever let anyone ever say that professional atheletes don’t sacrifice alot. I was there for some fun and if something came of it then great, but I knew what I had come for.
It might not look like much but this is the British Bobsleigh Associations push start track, one of the best in the world. And, I got to push a Bobsleigh, jumping in et al, twice. It was epic. We did 2 different types of sprints and a standing long jump, which apparently can tell you your future potential, but that’s a whole different conversation. Funnily enough, I didn’t do great, but I didn’t come last, so there you go.
Sports 1, 2 and 3; Bobsleigh, Sprinting and Long Jump. A pretty good start I think.
One of the other people to try out during the day…
