What a day. Things for Team GB didn’t go according to plan with both Ashley and Kelly picking up World number 2 and 1 respectively. Both fought really well but their Olympic medal dream came to an end. At back of house, we were allocated specific ‘jobs’. My rota started with guard duty of position […]
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Ready for day one?
July 28th, 2012 
judouk So, as the competition is about to start, I’m positioned just outside judogi control (where the athletes judogi are checked just before they are allowed on to the mat) The two TVs I’m looking at are unlikely to be the pictures you are seeing at home but heres a few pics to be going on […]
Long day
July 27th, 2012 judouk It’s hard to believe that after arriving at the venue at 6:30 this morning, I’m still en route to my friends house Hopefully, in the next 15 minutes, I’ll be able to get out of this uniform Good news, we have our first contests starting in the morning. Will probably watch the start of the […]
At least one more hours sleep
July 27th, 2012 judouk First one to arrive at the venue for Judo. In 45 minutes, my first shift starts….so where are the workforce peeps??? Don’t know what all the security concerns are. Have already been through an X-ray machine and had my badge checked three times!!!
No fighting today
July 27th, 2012 judouk …so why the early start. Woke up at 4am this morning – about 1.5 hours before my first alarm so wanted to get more sleep. Less than an hour later, I’m in the shower and getting ready. Am now at Barking tube station and on my way to shift number 1 If there’s no competition […]
The last beer before the event
July 25th, 2012 judouk I know that I’m in for some long days over the coming weeks. A chance to grab a beer at my local before I get off
Last day in the office
July 25th, 2012 judouk Today is the last day in the office for me until I make the trip to London to join my colleagues for the Olympics. I suppose I should be getting excited but I dont feel it just yet
Getting ready now
July 23rd, 2012 judouk Since first collecting my Olympic uniform almost two months ago, it has been in a vacuum sealed bag. Tonight, it gets unwrapped, washed (if necessary) and then hung up in preparation for the trip to London on Thursday night