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Pele’s Greek Odyssey

Word has just crept through from Brazil that the great, the very great, Pele has taken the long, […]

December 30, 2022 Greece, Sport

Found in Translation: the poetry in The Road to Sparta

In the documentary film The Road to Sparta, we took the slightly off-beam decision to turn to poetry […]

March 19, 2019 Books, Culture, Greece, Running, Spartathlon, Sport

To Have Your π and Beat It

It is over 20 years since I last bumped into Michael Abrahamson. Pretty sure it was in a […]

March 15, 2019 Cricket, Culture, Sport

Sport in Art in Ancient Greece

Heinrich is a special kind of guide. A trained archaeologist with the appropriate eye for detail and a […]

February 19, 2019 Culture, Greece, Greek sporting legends, History, Olympics, Running, Sport

Kissing the feet of Leonidas

When a runner completes the 246-kilometre Spartathlon he or she earns a rare privilege. A last stretch of […]

February 5, 2019 Culture, Film, Greece, History, Spartathlon, Sport

The House that Ubu Built

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For the last 12 months I have been getting stressed. About a house. Not my house you understand, […]

January 16, 2019 Corbeil-Essonnes, Culture, France, History, Sport

Living in the fast lanes of Le Mans

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Speed is a drug. It is a high that gives you a sustained rush of adrenalin, takes you […]

June 16, 2017 France, Sport

Book Review – The Road to Sparta by Dean Karnazes

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My first encounter with Dean Karnazes came in the early summer of 2014. I was about to embark […]

December 28, 2016 Book reviews, Books, Greece, Running, Spartathlon, Sport

First Night Nerves

It was inevitable there would be a few nerves. After two and a half years of hard work, […]

November 8, 2016 Culture, Dublin, Film, Greece, Running, Spartathlon, Sport, Trinity College

Oh my, Sherif

Not many people will know the name Sherif Othman. Maybe a few geeky pub-quizzers but for the most […]

February 17, 2016 London 2012, Sport

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