Unusually I was pleased that the weather was so bad at the weekend as it meant I didn’t have to feel guilty about watching hours and hours of the Olympics on TV.
On Saturday, thanks to the BBC multi screen, I watched the gymnastics, rowing and archery as well as cyclist Nicole Cooke - who took a spectacular gold medal in the pouring rain.
My cycling ace sister used to race against Nicole ten years ago and even then she was an incredibly determined and focused athlete so she really does deserves the gold. A ten year campaign has reached the pinnacle of her career, but at just 25 she could make it a double in London 2012.
I was also thrilled this morning to watch the highlights from the women’s 400m individual freestyle where Nottinghamshire’s own Rebecca Adlington took the gold, with Jo Jackson taking the bronze...you go girls!
Great start to the games, and I can’t wait for the rest of it to unfold...I’ll be watching the athletics closely as another athlete I competed against, Jennifer Meadows begins her challenge to win the 800m on the track...
Ruth
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