John McKenna
Business journalist turned B2B PR man, I also write about the joy of cycling & the joy of the Gospel
Marginal gains
Cycling and spirituality
This post first appeared on my old bornagainbloke.com blog on 4 October, 2013.
This Sunday I will be competing in my first ever cycle race: the Oakman Sportive, a 70km circuit around the Chiltern Hills.
In my practice rides leading up to the race I have tried to apply, where I can, the cycling philosophy of “marginal gains”. . . .
London 2012: a fantastically faith-filled games
Why faith can give athletes a competitive edge
This article was first published on my old bornagainbloke.com blog on 14 August, 2012.
The London 2012 Olympics were filled with many fantastic moments: Mo Farah’s double distance running Golds, Usain Bolt’s double treble of Olympic sprint wins; Bradley Wiggins becoming the ever cyclist to win the Tour de France and Olympic cycling . . .
Patron Saints of Olympic Sports
Including Sebastian, Madonna del Ghisallo & Brendan
This article was first published on my old bornagainbloke.com blog on 1 August, 2012.
Team GB could do with a few prayers to move them up the medals table at London 2012, and who better to ask for their prayers than the Patron Saints of some of the Olympic sports?
Here are some Holy sorts that could help them:
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Pinching myself...
The Tour de France and my own little race through London
Watching the images today of the Tour de France passing through the London Olympic Park and Westminster, I was getting goosebumps over the fact that in under four weeks I will also be riding those London roads while they are closed to traffic... that will be me, sprinting down the Mall like Marcel Kittel (okay, maybe not, but you . . .
Premier League Christian Footballers
Featuring Anton Ferdinand, Steven Pienaar & Javier Hernandez
This article was first published on my old bornagainbloke.com blog on 12 May 2012, at the end of the 2012/2013 Premier League season - hence the mention of footballers no longer playing in the English top flight...
Prayers are likely to be offered up at football grounds up and down England tomorrow, especially in Manchester as both . . .
A new home
One place to write about media, Christianity, sport and whatever else crosses my mind
This is not my first blog. In the past I have dallied with a creative writing site, wrote a few posts on infrastructure when I was freelancing as a business journalist and, most recently and most substantially, a faithblog called bornagainbloke.com.
Bornagainbloke was my attempt to mix the everyday interests of an ordinary . . .
