Rambles of a journeyman
by James Allinson
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My Badminton CV would probably include:
- National champion at U11 (It's been downhill ever since!!) - in doubles believe it or not, I did get to the final of the singles though.
- Yorkshire mens captain of ICT winning side (which was the first of a decade of dominance for Yorkshire)
- U19 Belgian Open Mixed doubles winner
- Top ranking of... (full profile)
In the summer break I like to do other sporting events as a bit of a break from the Badminton. Usually not straying too far from racket sports typically these invlove Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, as well as five aside football and a bit of boxing. However, this summer for cancer research I h...
Going into the last Premier B weekend we (Yorkshire 2nds) knew we were going to have a tough time to catch the likes of Lanarkshire and Cheshire – but with them both to play we had a chance. And in the end we had our chances! 5 – 5 against Cheshire could have been 6 – 4 and perhaps a different sto...
Every year that the English Nationals has been in Manchester (and the last weekend in January or first weekend in February) I have attempted the "January Challenge". In essence this is healthy diet to make up for the dross I'd been feeding my body over Christmas. The challe...
It came as a bit of a shock when I was flicking through Badders.com to see my name as a potential candidate for a Badders.com blog. Even more surprising when I was then actually asked to do so. As a scientist at heart my written skills were never the most succinct but never the less I thought I'd gi...