Know your limits!
I'm sure that many of you, myself included, have been following the Olympic Games action from Beijing that has somewhat overrun the BBC schedules. I always find the Olympic Games so amazing as it is the only real time of the year when the nation becomes patriotic and cheers on athletes that they have never heard of until now but wear the Great Britain jersey!
So far the UK team has done superb and picked up a good number of medals and has shown itself to be very able on the water in the rowing and sailing competitions. From today, the 'real Olympics' (in my opinion) AKA the track and field has got under way and who knows we might even do well in some of those events... we shall see!
All the while I cannot help thinking about the next Olympics to be held in London (in case you were asleep these last few years) in 2012. The Beijing arenas look fantastic, especially the 'Water Cube' and (don't tell my brother) but even the 'Birds Nest' Olympic stadium (below). But can we match that visually with the constructions on the south bank of the Thames?
More importantly perhaps, can we improve our performances in the competitions and get a similar haul of medals to that we're seeing the hosts walk away with? Unless we introduce student knife crime and inner-city shooting into the events perhaps we won't fare any better with the athletes of tomorrow....
But this leads me onto the article on the BBC which amused me greatly. It is an article warning 'wannabe Olympians' to take it easy at home on their exercise bikes and other gym equipment as they are trying to emulate the athletes on the TV. Have a read of the article by clicking here*.
Of course, the moral of the story is that you should know your own limits. I know mine, and have been on the bike trying to keep myself occupied and just clocked up 22 miles in exactly 60 minutes. I could have probably done more, but then again I'm off kayaking in an hour...
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