Archive for the ‘London 2012’ Category

Long day

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 […]

No fighting today

…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

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

Getting ready now

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