My new sporting hero

My running heroes are Usain Bolt and Paula Radcliffe, where the two combine raw speed and power in the 100 metres and controlled efficiency in the marathon. But recently I gained a new sporting hero.

One of the things I got an appreciation for while I was in Norway was cross country skiing. The physical demands in cross country skiing are not too dissimilar to running, whether it'd be long or middle distance. And what better way to make the sport more attractive and popular to people that don't come from a winter sports background or country without a huge participation in it, than to have a very gorgeous-looking lady winning a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo this year!

Well, ladies and gentlemen (but mostly for gentlemen) it gives me great pleasure to write this post about this very gorgeous-looking lady, Therese Johaug. 

Starting Over (for the nth time)

After moving around like a nomad for the past year, I've finally settled back in the UK. I was actually quite disappointed to leave Norway, but as always all good things have to come to an end.

In hindsight, I was quite relieved to return back to the UK as it meant that life was more-or-less heading back to normal. Moving to other countries and living out of a suitcase with no fixed address is NOT normal. And now that I'm back in the UK, where I feel I belong, I'm hoping that I won't have to relocate to another country for a long period of time. I don't mind travelling for work, but relocation for 3 months or more is very difficult and not something I'd want to do again - after all I've relocated 5 times in under 3 years.