What? To progress as far as possible from a standing (probably more like kneeling) start in each of the seventeen Commonwealth sports. As a complete novice, I don’t expect to set the sporting world alight but, if there’s an award for turning up, trying hard and embarrassing oneself mightily, I’ll be on that podium crying my tired wee eyes out … Read More

Before the challenge begins – I’m not stalling, honest – it’s only fair that I let you know where I am with each of the seventeen sports I’m hoping to attempt. In case you were wondering if I have a head-start in any of these activities, the answer – as you are about to see – is no. Aquatics: I’m … Read More

This is was me: Paula. Short, stressed, self-conscious. That’s the description I went by for thirty years. My nerves ruled my life, and what a dull life it was. But while I’ve never quite taken that stretch I was always promised, the rest of that description is now virtually unrecognisable. Whether it’s trying out the seventeen Glasgow 2014 sports, or working … Read More