I almost missed the Boat Race this year. I love it enormously, and tweeted a reminder to others (and to myself) earlier in the week. I even had it in my mind to make a live commenting thread for the event. However, then I lost track of what day it was. I didn't realise it was Saturday and the Boat Race couldn't have been further from my mind. Thankfully, the …

The Boat Race 2006 was held over the weekend. We accidentally watched it, what with live coverage being on directly after the Grand Prix, and us being way too tired to switch it off. I've never watched the Boat Race before, never really been interested, and I can tell you now, after seeing the entire thing in all it's glory – I so am! The first thing that grabbed my …