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Caffeine, Covid & Comradeship
Introduction January and February of this year saw some of the most challenging times of my life – my busiest period at work, a heavily pregnant wife, and both of us catching Covid. I shared […]
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Road to Rotherham – end of the road
It says it all in the Instagram post really. Unfortunately I won’t be competing during 2022. It was a hard decision – I’d trained hard for this and was ready to get on the platform […]
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Road to Rotherham – end of week 6
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) It was a cold and miserable one this week – both in terms of the weather and my training. The heel issue returned […]
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Road to Rotherham – end of week 2
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) Ecclesiastes 4:9 and 10 reads: Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour:If either of them falls […]
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Road to Rotherham – week 1
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) So there it is, my first proper prep has begun. I say proper because it’s the first time I’ve done anything other than […]
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In The Zone
In the past, I have competed in Tae Kwon Do both at the national level and in the CISM (Confederation International Sport Militaire). I was able to experience and even win some fairly big events […]