As someone who could potentially be swayed by the choice, I say pick the astronaut, Mark Kelly. Every American kid wanted to be an astronaut at some point, the US space programme holds a special plac… (View Post)

A fickle bunch of people, the Great British Public. They want more less spending but a whole load of programmes funded, and they want more taxes in general but fewer falling on themselves. (View Post)

The 800m is the most horrific race to run at this level. It’s basically a sprint but let’s see who slows down the least at the end. (View Post)

Picture of the day. No-one went home early, did they? (View Post)

One concecutive 14.6s 100m is sprinting for me! At the elite level, they can run about 5-600m flat out, then it’s all lactic acid and adrenaline for the last 2-300m. There’s a documentary about van N… (View Post)