Here’s a game of spot the difference. 1)
@dailymail
‘s pic of me & my dad 2) the actual picture. Socially distant, no physical contact & was bringing them food. Been a long month of no contact, my mum worked for the NHS her whole career so she was ruthless about distance. Thanks
I don’t reply to people’s comments but I’m not gonna let this one go.
@LubaMushtuk
& I had fun & our best dance but it wasn’t enough. I know I’m no John Travolta so to throw my toys out the pram would be stupid
@TheSun
@bbcstrictly
Thank u
@LubaMushtuk
for being an amazing partner/teacher/choreographer sadly you’re not a miracle worker. I’m no dancer (& knew it), I’ve always avoided things I know I’d be bad at, but I wanted that to stop. I had fun & learned a lot about myself thanks Luba❤️
@bbcstrictly
Touched by the support of mates like
@benfogle
@matthewcpinsent
and the amazing
@beverleyturner
who knows me better than anyone. But even more humbled by the support shown by those I don’t know personally. I am so, so grateful. Thank you. James
I want to give a heartfelt thanks for people’s support of
@HeadwayUK
& me yesterday.
Setting/achieving a goal & the support has given my self-confidence a lift after coping with divorce/family/work over the last 2mths. Thank you & take care
There are some truly special in the world. That
@Rob7Burrow
's family is full of such remarkable people makes this even more emotive and heartbreaking viewing, but please watch. The Burrows are the real life Incredibles
Crew announcement
@cubc_squad
& weigh in for the 2019
@theboatraces
. Proud & honoured to have been selected & racing with a boat full of amazing guys. Next step to make sure I’m still in the boat on April 7th
So, so sad. Enjoyed watching him on the pitch, inspired by him off it and proof it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. RIP
21yrs ago today at the Sydney Olympics. The FIVE of us achieved what we'd set out to do 4yrs earlier, it was (at that point) the most special moment in my life.
The irony is the one who's aged the best trained the least. Way to go coach, thanks lads.
Special day on the river
#BoatRace2019
yesterday.
@CUBCsquad
won all 4 races, men Blue/Goldie) & women (Blue/Blondie). Proud to have trained & raced with talented fellas on & off the water. Great win Goldie, so special to celebrate it together.
Bike update for those who kindly expressed interest/concern. Thanks to Manchester Police & the wizardry of
@hondaukmotorcycles
tracking system. Bike has been found & with it a load of other stolen ones. Do hopefully other riders will be reunited with their steeds.
#getatracker
Whether you agree with Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59 Challenge being the official marathon record is irrelevant. The physiological & psychological feat is beyond debate. Running one 4min40sec mile is fast, 26 back to back is unbelievable. 40min to go
Unbelievably heroic, brave and selfless. Proving that we live in a society founded on a sense of justice and freedom that people will fight to protect. Something that terrorists fail to f-cking understand.
Thanks for the support & donations to
@HeadwayUK
it was truly humbling. Broke the record, don’t think my body or butt will ever forgive me. Thanks so much. Have a great weekend everyone.
#offtobed
A special day, 35,000+ runners, amazing crowds & even the weather played ball. Really felt like Britain is emerging from "hibernation." Although my legs have returned to lockdown in protest, 2hr55min today. Thank you
@londonmarathon
Mate, hearing that makes my day, is such a positive message & makes it more inexplicable why only 30% of kids wear a helmet. I don't need to tell you but as parents we need to make it non negotiable. Have a good one, & big hug to your little man what a star. JC
@jamescracknell
morning James, my 6 yr old son was hit by a car whilst cycling. A helmet saved his life. Please could you RT to promote people wearing helmets! Thanks and keep inspiring us all. .
2 days & 45miles done with zero calories. Metabolic testing shows no longer burning carbs but energy levels surprisingly good. 3 days left
#zerofive100
Awesome
@EnglandNetball
what a match, didn’t know/understand the rules but the true beauty of sport is that it didn’t matter. Toughing it out under pressure in opponents back yard. Hope it does the same for netball as Rio 2016 did for womens’ hockey.
So pleased for
@tomdaley
pioneered for his sport, was overwhelmingly supportive when other divers won GB's first diving gold in 2016. But backed himself to perform in
@tokyo2020
enjoy it and well done
@mattydiver
Great news that
@chrisfroome
‘s surgery has been a success. The big climb starts now buddy on so many fronts, but you’ve always revelled in them. Go well JC
Overwhelming & inspiring evening at the
#wellchildawards
amazing courage, resilience & positivity from the children, families & professionals.
#charlottehawkins
The first woman.and a British woman to complete the 100mile Barkley Marathons in Tennesse making the 60hr cut off by less then two mins. A brutally amazing performance, take a bow
@JasminKParis
in fact have a lie down 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Rowing marathon record attempt today. Start 9:30am, stupidly early warm up at 5:45am & I set the schedule 🤷🏻 live-streaming Instagram
@jamescracknell
&
@britishrowing
or should be fun, hmm...
Just home from
@theboatrace
in Ely. Enormous commitment from 4 crews who have trained in isolation on rowing machines for 90% of the season & produced 2 epic races behind closed doors. Brave race from Ox women but fell short. Cam men stunned Ox who were never out of it. Chapeau
Bloody hell 18th anniversary lads. Feeling old now. Kids born that day can drink, smoke, get a tattoo, stand for MP, pawn stuff & buy porn. Some good, some bad
@matthewcpinsent
@SteveRedgrave5
#TimFoster
Caught up with a special mate today at the place where we got in a rowing boat together for the first time. Walk down the towpath today. Putting world to rights, kids, work, hols, future plans, politics and the amount of crap Canadian Geese produce.
@Benfogle
#Henley
Beyond lucky to have
@LubaMushtuk
as a partner. She's gonna have to dig deep to find the inner dancer in me. I'd better get good at pretending I'm having fun & know what I'm doing. Good luck Luba, see you on Monday Jx
@bbcstrictly
Waxing my board okay oiling my chain ahead of tmrw’s marathon. Excited, nervous & undecided. Option 1. GB record (40-49) 2:32:55.8 definitely possible 2. World record (40-49) 2:26:40.1 not happening 3. Personal goal 2:29:59.9 potentially but I could blow
Just come round from an op on my nether regions at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. I can’t thank the staff & the NHS enough, they were amazing. Especially operating in the current circumstances. Not inspected the area yet so hope they operated on the correct fella! Thank you 🤞
C19 has decimated charities’ fundraising opportunities due to lockdown. I was meant to run
@LondonMarathon
for
@HeadwayUK
. Instead this Saturday I'm going to try & break the British record for a marathon on a rowing machine. Please, please donate via
Having also lived with
@beverleyturner
for 20yrs she knows me good & bad. Thx for saying that Bev, the accusation hurt. I have & will never want a British team to lose. Especially a coxless four to the Aussies. In defence of who said it he was exhausted, frustrated & emotional.
Just seen the back pages accusing
@jamescracknell
of taking pleasure in brit
#rowers
#Olympics
failure! I lived with him for nearly 20 yrs, and honestly never saw him take pleasure in anyone's upset - not least other British athletes! Perhaps these easily offended youngsters..
Honoured to have gained a place on an MPHil at
@Cambridge_Uni
I’ll need the support of my amazing family to do the course & if I go for Boat Race selection support of old heart & lungs required
#nevertooold
A week ago I was getting ready to race
#boatrace2019
with 8 amazing guys. Since then a lot has been written regarding about whether I should have been allowed to race, why I raced, the…
Saturday night was tough although not a surprise to be ripped apart by the judges. Yesterday was worse, realisation of how big
@bbcstrictly
is when my tango was constructively criticised by fellow shoppers in IKEA…
Unsurprisingly my old coach's adage "7 beers is a meal" is not true. That said still some diesel in the tank
@officialbighalf
. Clocked 1:24 = good benchmark for
@londonmarathon
but only 6wks to find the other 13mls. Back on the horse today. Good to be part of a big event again.
First time I've let a crew down before I've got in the boat. Was due to race the Veterans Head today, fell over & broke my wrist. Anything to avoid pain of last 2mls. Operation on Wednesday. A&E at Chelsea & Westminster were amazing. Thank you
Planned to run
@londonmarathon
, but injured from running like a caveman. So I'm doing a marathon on the Concept2 this Friday. Aiming for British age group record (youthful 50-59).
Man, I remember that place. Sitting on the rowing machine watching people ski outside, asking myself what I was doing. Answer came 6mths later at the Olympics as it will for these fellas. Not long now boys, home straight.
"Coming back [from Rio 2016] without a medal is haunting in ways you would never possibly foresee." 🏅
What does it take to become an Olympic Champion? Geraint Hughes visited
@BritishRowing
to find out.
Full video:
Pile of detritus post
@LondonMarathon
no medal as I didn't finish. Physically strong but my heel injury blew up at 18miles. On for sub 2hr55min but talk is cheap unless you get there. Huge congratulations to everyone running today & amazing crowds. Gutted not finish next time 🤞
Being healthy enough to enjoy life is the gold standard. Arresting obesity is about effective, supportive & at times intervening policy. Not being judgmental & incorrectly simplifying it to Calories Consumed Vs Calories Burned.
@BorisJohnson
Jurgen steps down as Chief Coach of GB Rowing. I was 1 of 20 Olympic Champions he nurtured. I still seek his counsel, he is objective, speaks his mind even if it’s something I don’t want to hear. Thanks for lending him to us Angela enjoy having him back ❤️
@matthewcpinsent
Mate, thinking of all your family. In over 20yrs I can’t remember seeing your dad without that smile. I’m hoping that’s the strongest image for you too. Perhaps not the most auspicious day but with Connery and Stiles he’ll have some good companions. RIP Ewen
Phenomenal job Kevin Sinfield supporting a mate/brother
@Rob7Burrow
in his battle. Also shows the best of sport teammates who trust, respect & love each other unconditionally. 👊🙌
Covid will have a long tail; economically, socially, physical/mental health. The latter two are linked & hugely impacted by lockdown. Historically motivation hasn’t been my problem, altho struggling now. The more we look after ourselves & each other the quicker we’ll bounce back.
Early morning bike ride, 3wks dissertation writing doesn’t do your legs any favours & there’s always a bloody headwind. I had the the whole of Cambridgeshire to explore & ended up cycling out to the boathouse in Ely
#pavlovsdog
Santa dropped off what I'd been "waiting all year for." Covid. Trying to explain to Dug that I'm ill not just lazy. He's not buying it. Have a fantastic Chirstmas everyone. Jx
Brazilian big wave charger Lucas Chumbo scored this giant during the
#HurricaneEpsilon
swell in Nazare, Portugal yesterday.
While official size reports are still coming in, it was one of the biggest waves of the entire session and a possible new world record.
@wsl
@lucaschumbo
As
@beverleyturner
said it’s been quite a week, Sunday was an amazing day & the rest of the week has seen a lot of speculation about why our 19 year relationship ended last year. I knew…
Today’s training for
@LondonMarathon
a 5km test round a track. Kids were getting ready for their sports day, I’m in a sweaty heap & this lad says “you looked like you were trying really hard but not going very fast.” I can’t argue with that
#fromthemouthsofbabes
This is how I want to remember our Queen.
The greatest Britain & our nation's moral compass. The only monarch my parents, my kids & I have ever known. Having seen the list of people she'd met, undoubtedly the dinner party guest with the best stories. Thank you ma'am.
Some might say it's karma for calling it as I saw it in Olympic rowing commentary. Getting my bike from the "secure parking" to ride back to London from Manchester. Mine was parked next to the green Kawasaki. Stolen, enjoy it you wa
#kers
it's a great bike.
#boyonthetrain
So dominant in the coxless fours for 20 years that one medal wasn't enough. So here's five.
Sydney 2000🥇
Athens 2004🥇
Beijing 2008🥇
London 2012🥇
Rio 2016🥇
Same country, different rowers, same result.
#TeamGBGames