I happened to be in the car in Sainsbury's car park about to pop in to buy an sandwish, when the announcement about the Olympics happened. So I hung about to listen in. Despite my innate British cynicism it was quite exciting, even if just to imagine how it must feel if you were part of the team bidding. Like A Level results only hundred times worse.

I was pretty gobsmacked when the bloke said London, and it's brilliant to know that we'll actually host it in 2012. I could even go and see it. God I'll be 42 - now there's a depressing thought, guess I'll not be entering for the javelin then...... another illustrious career door closes....