Pedro Stagnes

I'd always thought that if there were any sporting occasion my lady and I would be going to, we'd both be watching or she'd be cheering me on while I played 5-a-side football or something.

When we moved to Cambridge we wanted to get more involved so I looked up some sporting teams and recreational leagues, and when I came across Roller Derby and suggested it to her.

Neither of us realised how amazing she'd be at it! It's basically a contact sport where two teams of five roller skate in the same direction around a track, and have to score points and knock each other over.

Before one of the Derby girls elbows me, it's not that exactly, there's more to it, but there's no point me going into details on here.

So every Wednesday and Saturday night I'm sat supporting from the sidelines as my elegant lady skates and shoves, mouth-guard and all.

Photo: Bukutgirl (Flickr)