Olympic Park for the Gold Challenge

Posted on 01/04/2012 by AnnaGoAnna

Up early and excitedly making my way to the new Olympic Stadium in East London.

I’ve been honoured to represent Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres in a parade of charities and organisations involved in the Gold Challenge event.

I think the pictures speak the many words… except to say that when we walked through the athletes tunnel, went from light to dark and echoing in the tunnel could hear the roar of the crowd, then from dark to light as we entered the stadium, it really was A-mazing. I really felt that as I came through the tunnel, I could achieve anything, particularly with the support and encouragement of all the people cheering me (errr us) on.

We then went on to parade around the track in the stadium. I was able to touch the track that athletes will achieve their dreams in July but also for future years and generations to come. Where spectators will formulate plans to train harder to be at the next Olympics Games. Where it will inspire people, encourage and give confidence.

I can’t wait for the real Olympics and am so proud to have been part of the team who warmed up the track for the real Olympians!

Olympic ticket confirmation

Posted on 22/07/2011 by AnnaGoAnna

I’m currently doing a **happy dance**.

For all those people who said that noone would ever get tickets and all those doubters out there, I did!

I’ve today received my notification email to say that I’ve been allocated the following:

2 tickets to the volleyball at Earls Court.
3 tickets to the Modern Pentathlon, Equestrian in Greenwich Park
2 tickets to basketball in the Basketball Arena

I’m v v v v pleased with that selection. Probably only 50% of what I applied for but that’s OK. I’ve tickets that allow me to take my nephew and niece to THE London Olympics. They get to be part of this fantastic event and celebrate it with me. I can’t wait. Bring it on.

Olympic tickets go on sale

Posted on 15/03/2011 by AnnaGoAnna

For once I was up with the larks, coffee made and drunk, breakfast foraged for and disappeared. I anxiously waited by my computer for THE moment.

What moment you might say? Perhaps it’s passed you by?

Then the clock ticked over, it’s time!

The first time to be able to put in your request for 2012 London Olympic tickets. I am soooo ready for this. I clickety-click away and put in for quite a few events. In fact I’m sort of worrying that if I do get them all, just how I’m going to pay for them. But then again the likelihood of that is very little.

I remember doing this when I was in Australia. Dave and I put in for quite a few events each and we ended up with 2 pairs of tickets each. We did of course manage to obtain other tickets or go along with others who had a spare. I saw 8 different events in Sydney, truly amazing.

I’m not sporty. I like sport. I like watching it. I play a little. I don’t understand the off-side rule (despite it being explained a squillion times). I don’t know who all the players are or where anyone is in any particular league.

But I love being a part of something amazing. I love cheering on the underdog. I love seeing how a game/match/event changes in a heartbeat. Mostly though I love the ‘possibility’.

What an incredible event. I can’t wait. I wonder what tickets I’ll manage to get. My application is in…