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diet, training and injuries / Re: One for the runners

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 02:03:19 pm »

Amazing to look at the numbers vs applicants year on year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Marathon

Anyhoo, managed to PB my 15 miler on Sunday with 2:03:10. 5 min pb from 2018 time, but fell short of 2 hour stretch goal. All hopes faded with brutal headwind for the last 3 miles, and rain in face for the final descent.

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by T_B on Today at 02:02:46 pm »

Is the grade E8 / Font 7B? Or is that tech 7b? And if so, how hard is this thing?

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by Ged on Today at 01:45:38 pm »

Just 'enjoyed' Baby Reindeer on Netflix..

Ooof.  Strap yourselves in. 

Jessica Gunnings performance as Martha is as brilliant as the whole thing is mad.

Yeah agree, not sure I enjoyed it but very good. Not what I was expecting, maybe because of how funny she was in The Outlaws. Some very uncomfortable viewing.

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diet, training and injuries / Re: One for the runners

« Last post by lukeyboy on Today at 01:36:05 pm »

London Marathon has published that there were a record 840k entries for the ballot this year, up from 578k last time.

There's an estimated 17k ballot places available, which means odds of success are only about 2%.

An incredible change from the days when you'd get a guaranteed place if you entered 3 (?) years in a row without success

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 12:25:32 pm »

Really? OK, never seen mention of it.

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by gme on Today at 12:18:35 pm »

Good footage of a great line. Surely one for the ground-up massive these days?

Needs a direct start too

It exists just no one does it.

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 11:26:02 am »

Started it, not bad for a Fifer

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/18/i-was-severely-stalked-and-severely-abused-richard-gadd-on-the-true-story-behind-baby-reindeer

Interesting back story..

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music, art and culture / Re: TV/iplayer must watches

« Last post by SamT on Today at 11:21:55 am »

Just 'enjoyed' Baby Reindeer on Netflix..

Ooof.  Strap yourselves in. 

Jessica Gunnings performance as Martha is as brilliant as the whole thing is mad.

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Changing the BMC

« Last post by petejh on Today at 11:19:59 am »

It was time 5 years ago. As I said back then - the incentives change when UK sport money gets involved. Change the incentives change the behaviour, doing the membership/recreational stuff well just isn’t incentivised as much as building an empire ‘team GB’ of managers and coaches 

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music, art and culture / Re: Anyone seen any good films lately - Part the second

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 11:18:09 am »

Isn’t he Welsh?

Didn't know that! His bother is a good footballer though .