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Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 6: Running
Sod Cross Country Running! I was never the best distance runner at school. I used to win the sprint distances at primary school and then
Kobestarr’s Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 2015 Race Report Part 2: The 2016 Wish List
The Lowdown So this is my final post in relation to the inaugural Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 that occurred on Sunday 14th June 2015. If you
Kobestarr’s Top Ten Favourite Films of 2015
Its come to the end of the year – boo. It’s been a big one for me: got married, lost my job – twice, started
Kobestarr’s Top Ten Favourite Films of 2015
Its come to the end of the year – boo. It’s been a big one for me: got married, lost my job – twice, started
Kobestarr’s Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 2015 Race Report Part 2: The 2016 Wish List
The Lowdown So this is my final post in relation to the inaugural Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 that occurred on Sunday 14th June 2015. If you
Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 2015 Race Report Part 1: The Good Bits
Intro For those of you that have joined at this stage. Thanks! These next two posts are a culmination of a weeks worth of write
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 6: Running
Sod Cross Country Running! I was never the best distance runner at school. I used to win the sprint distances at primary school and then
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 5: Strength and Conditioning
Additional Training??? In addition to more swimming and cycling I figured that improved strength would help me across all triathlon disciplines and help to keep
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 4: Cycling
Balancing Act As I get closer and closer to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 i’m getting more and more nervous. Im glad that this year I have
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 3: Nutrition
Endurance Burnout This is the third in my series of blog posts about my training leading up to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3. You can read Part
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 2: Swimming
I’m Not a Bad Swimmer… This is the second in my series of blog posts leading up to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3. You can find my
Kobestarr’s Road to Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 Part 1: Intro
Ironman Staffordshire 70.3? Why Oh Why? In the hazy fog of some point last year I decided to sign up to do my first Half
Letter to Kermode and Mayo: Birdman
Happy New Year! As a Chartered Chemical Process Engineer (as denoted by the IChemE suffix) I am glad there is now a corner that represents
Kobestarr’s Films of 2014: Part 2
Ok so what were your thoughts on the first part of my films of 2014 countdown? Let’s get to the second part but first we
Kobestarr’s Films of 2014: Part 1
For the first time this year I have kept a record of all the films I have watched, coming to a total of 114. I
Dear Google…
Dear Google, I have been happily using YouTube under the nickname/web-handle/pseudonym “Kobestarr” since I joined the streaming service in 2005. I chose not to use
Kobestarr’s Top 10 Films of 2013 – Part Two
As always with the second part of my yearly film list I like to kick off with my worst film of the year. Lean back!
Kobestarr’s Top 10 Films of 2013 – Part One
Hey y’all! Its that time of the year again (kinda – sorry for the delay I have been on holiday) for me to do a
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Amazingly its the Amazing Spiderman 2 Official Trailer! Wow – Sony’s Marvel Hero seems to be in quick turnaround and sees Dean DeHaan from my favourite
Bipolar Sunshine @ Gorilla, Manchester 29/11/13
My first gig since moving back to the UK from Norway sees me stepping into Manchesters Gorilla venue to catch Adio Marchant, better known as
Emeli Sande
Emeli is such a great performer and really worked the crowd at the Bergenfest 2012 where I was lucky enough to photograph her. This black
Lenny Kravitz
It was such a pleasure to take pictures at this Lenny Kravitz concert. This was my first from the photo in the scrum with the
Turbonegro
The great thing about festivals is seeing and appreciating bands and artists that you wouldn’t necessarily see if they toured alone. Turbonegro are one such
Tinie Tempah
Yeah! Tine Tempah was great! On an overcast day he managed to raise the spirits of everyone in the crowd, but that’s easy when you
The Crappest CrApple App – Podcasts!
My last post here was about the CrApple Maps App that they forced everyone to use until Google saw fit to take pity on us
Apple have hustled Google!…
… am I the only one that thinks this?? After the release/relaunch/reboot of Google’s Map app for the iOS platform it shot to the top
Top 10(ish) films of 2012: Part 2
Hey so in time honoured tradition I have to name my worst film of 2012 before revealing the second half of the best of list.
Top 10(ish) films of 2012: Part 1
Hello Everybody and welcome to a new year and a new layout here at kobestarr.com! Its the start of a new year and this traditionally
Kobestarrs Friday Comedy Moment #15
Holla! Yeah sorry about last week. I was mad skillz busy but i hope this makes up for it! If you like “Game of Thrones”,
Breaking 2:30 Part #2: Blenheim Palace Triathlon Post Match Analysis
Holla! I don’t normally ask anything of all the lovely people that read the antics on Kobestarr.com. On this occasion I would like to say