World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Final

Spoilers ahead if you’ve not watched it yet. So this year, the final rested very much on the broad shoulders of one very large man. In the run up to this year’s celebratory 40th anniversary event I saw a number of surprises. And even having known for months about who would win (due to someoneContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Final”

World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Heats

It’s that time of year again where for once, I talk about sport, specifically the World’s Strongest Man. So if you’re not interested, switch off now. I’ll do a post on the final once I’ve watched it, but the heats this year were brilliant and worth discussing in some depth. There were a few surprisesContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2017 – The Heats”

World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 3

This heat was really interesting as although there were some familiar favourites, it was also quite a tough group with some new and unknown faces. England’s Eddie Hall had a lot to prove to himself after a couple of fumbles last year, however since then in UK events he has shown that he’s getting betterContinue reading “World’s Strongest Man 2014 – Heat 3”

Thoughts on World’s Strongest Man 2013

As I’ve mentioned before in previous posts I’m a big fan of strongman events, and in particular the World’s Strongest Man. It’s the only sport I’m actively interested in (although I do enjoy the Olympics and have a passing interesting in Wimbledon) and it’s a sport I’ve followed for about the last 30 years. EverContinue reading “Thoughts on World’s Strongest Man 2013”