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ManFromAtlantis wrote: »
Yeah we could see that last night, still in Moscow aswell judgin by the way iniesta and mess went past players like they weren't there0 -
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RacoonQueen wrote: »Yeah Liverpool are a bit crap. Even Blackburn have won it like.
Of course Blackburn won it, natural progression after finishing 4th and 2nd the previous two seasons
Don't think the establishment ever forgave my beloved Rovers for winning the league and not going away again, makes hanging around all the better.
Liverpool will finish it out next season I'd say, Utd will find it hard to replace Scholes, Giggs and Ronaldo in one transfer window.
As for Leeds, the less said the better
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I think yee are wrong about most players running sub 40 for a 10k, training is completely different, they work more on the sprinting. Damien Duff ran the 5 mile in the park back in 06 and ran it in 33 minutes and I would have thought of him on the quicker side of players. I also remember watching a program on bbc, I think superstars and Dwight Yorke was racing in one of them and although he did ok, I remember thinking at the time, thats average.
They do specific training for football, not running, now I reckon there would be more gaa players that would go sub 40 0 -
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You racing Cork HM or just running it? (I know thats OT for an OT thread, I don't care!)
We did a balloon ride a couple of years ago - ours was pre dawn which was a pain but it's a great experience, def one I'd recommend. I'm fine with heights but it didn't seem to bother anyone - I don't think it's "scary" as such because it's so tranquil. Well ours was until we crash landed...
Woddle - I'm never wrong, just ask MrsA 33 for a 5 miler isn't bad going, thats not far off sub 40 10k pace. I didn't necessarily mean that they could get up and run sub 40 right off the bat, I meant that they already do a lot of training that would benefit them, have world class supports and are already elite athletes who's day job involves speed and endurance. As such I'd expect most of them to be at the faster end of any race they ran and certainly if they tweaked teh training a bit I'd expect them to be competitive locally. The physical attributes are transferable.
And some people (ie top class pro footballers) are just naturally good at sports. In his autobiography (yes I've read it, I'm sad) John Barnes talks about being introduced to golf while on holiday. There were a few of them in the class, the swing was demonstrated, he took a few practice whacks and then began consistently driving the ball 300 yrds (which apparently is a long way?). Point is he had the ability to quickly pick up new physical and sports techniques. They're also madly competitive and driven so if tehy really wanted to do it they'd put the work in (look at Lance Armstrong in teh marathon and Ronnie O'Sullivan who's a tidy runner) 0 -
Would agree with the above and just ask mrs Woddle, I'm wrong most of the time.
So safe to say with slightly different training, most professional footballers have the ability to go sub 40 for 10k.
Also on the golf, so many of the ex footballers have fantastic golf handicaps, Lineker,Fowler, I think some of it is that all round sporting talent but a bigger part is the time they have to spend on the golf course.0 -
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hunnymonster wrote: »I still think my finals for my B.Sc. were the toughest thing I've ever done, No race or postgrad or anything else has come close.
Hard to believe we were in teh same college... In first year I went out for a pint before my history exams. Needless to say one became two became a session. I was so hungover that I didn't notice that they switched teh papers and did European history in the morning rather than the afternoon
As for teh finals... There was a very cute girl in your class (BSc) we'd "accidentally" meet in teh library in teh morning and then head down to teh canteen for a quick coffee... Ahhhh, happy memories, one of the shapeliest bottoms in the City she had, what her figure did to a pair of jeans was nothing short of criminal 0 -
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rovers_runner wrote: »Of course Blackburn won it, natural progression after finishing 4th and 2nd the previous two seasons
Don't think the establishment ever forgave my beloved Rovers for winning the league and not going away again, makes hanging around all the better.
Liverpool will finish it out next season I'd say, Utd will find it hard to replace Scholes, Giggs and Ronaldo in one transfer window.
As for Leeds, the less said the better
Agree with you about Liverpool, looking back over the past few seasons they have progressed really well. I expected Arsenal to step up by now but they are still lacking that bite and experience. Think Liverpool will improve next year and the other lot will struggle.
And League One is where it's at, everyone else is just jealous that they don't get to play the likes of Exeter City, Brentford and Hartlepool.
Lovely day today, took today and yesterday off work (to rest for the marathon that never was
) Been to the gym today and will now go out the back for a bit and enjoy the lovely weather. Flying out to Edinburgh this evening, at least I can enjoy myself tomorrow now without worrying about what I'm eating/drinking/spending too long on my feet. 0 -
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hunnymonster wrote: »It's kind of overcast in Cork today. Definitely note sitting outside weather. Hopefully it clears up when we all get off work for the long weekend.
Couldn't be much nicer here in Dublin... Not a cloud in the sky, warm sunshine and a cool sea breeze
Bring on 4pm and freedom! (Although I said that last week too and ended up being here till 7pm, damn managers...)0 -
Congrats, RK, that's a great result. Just finished first year exams in my post grad and I have to say it was brutally hard. I'll be happy to pass at this stage. 4 weeks to wait for the results.
I'm hoping to go to Tullamore tomorrow. Other than that, I'm just spending this WE recovering and trying to get back into some sort of healthy shape. Student's diet sucks. 0 -
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I decided to reward myself with a few new clothes today. Got a hoodie, vest top, shorts, running t-shirt and shorts and a pair of sunglasses, for a total of around €50.
I think I've inherited my mum's bargain-hunting skills, the running shorts were €1.50 in JJB...0 -
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