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    #4442
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,505 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Article from the WaterfordWhisperNews:

    ‘I only check my watch because it looks good’, admits jogger. Jogging in Ireland has become increasingly popular over the past five years, with hundreds of ‘running clubs’ currently in operation across the country. However, many people believe the clubs should be regulated and forced to run in specially designed fields. “They think they own the foothpath” said Terry Cronin, who has been walking since the age of 12 months. “They’re so busy yapping that they don’t see the people diving for cover.” “I don’t know how many times I have tensed my shoulder; hoping to flatten one of them.” he added.


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    #4443
    career_move
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭career_move


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Article from the WaterfordWhisperNews:

    ‘I only check my watch because it looks good’, admits jogger.
    What a tosser


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    #4444
    nobody told me
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭nobody told me


    career_move wrote: »
    What a tosser

    It's satire. Read some of the other articles it's just poking fun at Waterford people. Quite funny.


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    #4445
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,985 ✭✭✭opus


    Strange day, spent from 7am to 5.30pm walking slowing around my place of work on an official strike with 100+ of my colleagues :( I had sore muscles where I didn't even know I had muscles, give me a marathon any day!

    Forced myself out for a bit of a run afterwards cause otherwise would have just crashed on the sofa at home so feeling a bit better now.


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    #4446
    belcarra
    Registered Users Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    opus wrote: »
    Strange day, spent from 7am to 5.30pm walking slowing around my place of work on an official strike with 100+ of my colleagues :( I had sore muscles where I didn't even know I had muscles, give me a marathon any day!

    Forced myself out for a bit of a run afterwards cause otherwise would have just crashed on the sofa at home so feeling a bit better now.

    Tyndall??


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    #4447
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,985 ✭✭✭opus


    belcarra wrote: »
    Tyndall??

    Yup spot on. Needless to say the atmosphere is cr*p at work now and will probably remain that way for quite some time.


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    #4448
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,089 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Bunch of shouty students before the start of an XC race.

    Watch the guy in the red jacket.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L61SQdz4R-g


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    #4449
    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭rom


    http://thermajock.com/


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    #4450
    blockic
    Registered Users Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    This footage is pretty insane!

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26098629


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    #4451
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    blockic wrote: »
    This footage is pretty insane!

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26098629

    :confused:

    Why? It's pretty much the same footage as for any other downhill run of the world cup.


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    #4452
    LaHaine
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭LaHaine


    Best club for a plodder in dublin city centre? Other than Crusaders?

    Needs to be accessible by public transport. Cheers!


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    #4453
    blockic
    Registered Users Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    :confused:

    Why? It's pretty much the same footage as for any other downhill run of the world cup.

    I wouldn't be one to watch the world cup now and just came across that link, I'm only a bandwagoner for the next 2 weeks!


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    #4454
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    blockic wrote: »
    I wouldn't be one to watch the world cup now and just came across that link, I'm only a bandwagoner for the next 2 weeks!

    You're forgiven. "We" won the gold and I'm in a happy mood. :)


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    #4455
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Ads having a dig at Russia's anti-gay laws

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pzhmGX1sk


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effb2JYiKXM


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    #4456
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    Anyobdoy going out for a run in the storms?
    I was planning to run home from work today...it would be almost entirely downwind.
    Good craic or too dangerous? Opinions please...


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    #4457
    nerraw1111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭nerraw1111


    Have a look here. http://www.met.ie/forecasts/short-range.asp

    I'll go with dangerous until at least 7pm. Mainly because you know there is at least hundred people who haven't figured out that umbrellas are useless in Ireland, and you'll get skulled by one.


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    #4458
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    nerraw1111 wrote: »
    Have a look here. http://www.met.ie/forecasts/short-range.asp

    I'll go with dangerous until at least 7pm. Mainly because you know there is at least hundred people who haven't figured out that umbrellas are useless in Ireland, and you'll get skulled by one.

    Just seeing this now. All home and finished. Lovely evening actually. Missed all the rain. Tamest storm ever :pac:


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    #4459
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,985 ✭✭✭opus


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Just seeing this now. All home and finished. Lovely evening actually. Missed all the rain. Tamest storm ever :pac:

    Went out for a bit of a jog myself after work, stormageddon has passed Cork at that stage thankfully. Just had to keep my eyes peeled to avoid fallen branches, two nice big trees were blown over along the Marina (part of the Cork marathon route).


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    #4460
    slowsteady
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    menoscemo wrote: »
    Tamest storm ever :pac:
    If it don't happen inside the M50, it don't happen;).

    Down the SE it was very bad, lots of trees, debris, minor structural damage but nothing too serious.

    Also got the run in but a miserable experience, wet, bitterly cold....and no other idiots out:P


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    #4461
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    slowsteady wrote: »
    If it don't happen inside the M50, it don't happen;).

    Down the SE it was very bad, lots of trees, debris, minor structural damage but nothing too serious.

    Also got the run in but a miserable experience, wet, bitterly cold....and no other idiots out:P

    Ah I know it hit pretty bad elsewhere.
    It's just the hype on the weather forum as it approached Dublin was unreal. I was intently watching and wondering if I should risk running home from work. As it panned out, the winds hit at 4pm but had blown themselves out by 5. Had pretty much lovely bright conditions for the run bar a few gusts.


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    #4462
    gerard_65
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    menoscemo wrote: »
    Ah I know it hit pretty bad elsewhere.
    It's just the hype on the weather forum as it approached Dublin was unreal. I was intently watching and wondering if I should risk running home from work. As it panned out, the winds hit at 4pm but had blown themselves out by 5. Had pretty much lovely bright conditions for the run bar a few gusts.
    But were you running in one direction with the wind at your back:P


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    #4463
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    gerard_65 wrote: »
    But were you running in one direction with the wind at your back:P

    mostly yes :pac: I turned into the wind at one point didn't enjoy it, turned back ;)


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    #4464
    slowsteady
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭slowsteady


    menoscemo wrote: »
    mostly yes :pac: I turned into the wind at one point didn't enjoy it, turned back ;)
    With the wind was lovely, the return was definitely the issue.


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    #4465
    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    I cycled home yesterday, the thing that worried me were the falling branches (the perils of the leafy suburbs!) so I didn't go out running later. Now I'm cursing meno :mad:


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    #4466
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Went out about 7:30 for mine. Awesome run, no pedestrians to weave around, no cars to wait for when you want to cross a road...running into the wind wasn't bad either...for a recovery run day anyway!


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    #4467
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,089 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    Ads having a dig at Russia's anti-gay laws

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pzhmGX1sk


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effb2JYiKXM

    The title of the second one was shortened on the phone screen and I couldn't work out what "The Canadian Institute of Divers" were doing getting involved.


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    #4468
    MrCreosote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭MrCreosote


    robinph wrote: »
    The title of the second one was shortened on the phone screen and I couldn't work out what "The Canadian Institute of Divers" were doing getting involved.

    Them scuba lads are fierce progressive altogether.


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    #4469
    statss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,802 ✭✭✭statss


    at what point in this weather is it counter productive to go for a long run......gale 20 m/s, heavy rain for the day.... :-(

    http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/


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    #4470
    drquirky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭drquirky


    statss wrote: »
    at what point in this weather is it counter productive to go for a long run......gale 20 m/s, heavy rain for the day.... :-(

    http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/

    Never. Just in from 12 in near gale/cold/driving rain/hail in the PP I actually think the worse the weather, the better the run is for you!


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    #4471
    nerraw1111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭nerraw1111


    statss wrote: »
    at what point in this weather is it counter productive to go for a long run......gale 20 m/s, heavy rain for the day.... :-(

    http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/

    New tool from Met Eireann.

    http://www.met.ie/forecasts/short-range.asp

    You can chart the rain by the hour.

    The YR forecast is too broad.


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