I’ve been “tagged” by Cathy, the queen of jogging and blogging. I can’t believe I’ve been suckered into doing this, but she’s now persuaded (bullied) me into tagging a bunch of other people. It feels a bit like one of those good luck chain emails, but at least I get to pass the annoyance onto five other people.

First things first, five random facts about me:

1. I started a sport called extreme ironing a few years ago, which spawned a world championships, a documentary on Channel 4 and a book. It’s got a life of its own now, which dozens of Facebook groups and clips on YouTube. People obviously like ironing outdoors.
2. My favourite sandwhich is peanut butter and salad. It sounds wrong, but don’t judge until you’ve tried one.
3. I’m just a pretend northerner. I was born in Kent and brought up in Hastings on the south coast.
4. My favourite cafe is Pete’s Eats in Llanberis. Try the Spanish Omlette. Or just have a pint of tea.
5. I wear New Balance trainers (well I thought I ought to put something running related on here)

My nominations are:

1. Armgard - coz she whipped me at the triathlon.
2. David - I used to work with him. Now he writes about squids, and other things.
3. Jo - like Armgard, she’s much better at cycling, running and swimming than me.
4. Stephen - techy PR bod. Clever chap.
5. Geoff - started the Leicester Comedy Festival years ago. It’s still going and keeps the city laughing every February.

Here’s the rules:

• Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
• Share 5 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
• Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
• Let them know they are TAGGED by leaving a comment on their blog.

So, there you have it. I’ve got to go now and help a Nigerian prince, who just needs a hand with some problems with a bank account.