irelands fittest family

siblers

That Sligo family, how do you spell the sons name? Maurick? Morrick? Never heard it before

RuckingSwimmer

siblers wrote: »

That Sligo family, how do you spell the sons name? Maurick? Morrick? Never heard it before

Mouric

funkey_monkey

There is something about Anna that makes her a bit unlikeable. Maybe it's over exposure.

Both tough challenges so far tonight.

siblers

All the shots from the go pro cameras doesn't make for great TV

Mam of 4

What a nail biter finish !
They both fought so hard in that .

funkey_monkey

I don't mind the go pro shots although they can be overused.

HeidiHeidi

Mam of 4 wrote: »

What a nail biter finish !
They both fought so hard in that .

Both of them were!


The difference in age/maturity really showed in that last one - the two youngfellas in blue raced ahead, the yellow family stuck together all the way, and it paid off in the end.

lertsnim

The mother being injured was an advantage to that family.

AndrewJRenko

Ten Pin wrote: »

Why is Donncha wearing Anna's short trousers

Are they odd legged? One leg longer than another?

siblers wrote: »

All the shots from the go pro cameras doesn't make for great TV

I loved some of the go pro stuff from the eliminator this week - great facial expressions.

The Princess Bride wrote: »

I might enter next year...

Just what I said last year.


And the previous year.


And the...

Trampas

A team shouldn’t be able to take advantage of when a person on their team drops out.


They do bull about distances on it. So take take everything with a handful of salt. No way the distance for plane event is right. Not even close. So sand dune I wouldn’t trust either and a good camera angle can boost it also

HeidiHeidi

Trampas wrote: »

A team shouldn’t be able to take advantage of when a person on their team drops out.


They do bull about distances on it. So take take everything with a handful of salt. No way the distance for plane event is right. Not even close. So sand dune I wouldn’t trust either and a good camera angle can boost it also

I don't think the team "took advantage" of their mother being injured (she didn't "drop out"!) - she just happened to be the least strong/fit of them.



The other team get to pick who they don't run in the eliminator. Last series (or at least in a recent series) one team lost their strongest member by a mile, and the other team didn't run their weakest. I think it led to a wild imbalance of female/male in the eliminator, can't remember exactly. Or maybe it was the opposite - they decided to do the decent thing and also didn't run their strongest?? I've the memory of a goldfish for these things. Anyway, I do remember a huge debate about it, so it could in theory work seriously well for one team.


Anyway, it just so happened to suit the team that eventually won tonight!


And I really, truly, strongly believe that that sand dune was ten times worse than it looked on screen! (Can't offer an opinion on the plane)

RuckingSwimmer

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I don't think the team "took advantage" of their mother being injured (she didn't "drop out"!) - she just happened to be the least strong/fit of them.

The other team get to pick who they don't run in the eliminator. Last series (or at least in a recent series) one team lost their strongest member by a mile, and the other team didn't run their weakest. I think it led to a wild imbalance of female/male in the eliminator, can't remember exactly. Or maybe it was the opposite - they decided to do the decent thing and also didn't run their strongest?? I've the memory of a goldfish for these things. Anyway, I do remember a huge debate about it, so it could in theory work seriously well for one team.

Anyway, it just so happened to suit the team that eventually won tonight!

And I really, truly, strongly believe that that sand dune was ten times worse than it looked on screen! (Can't offer an opinion on the plane)

I've climbed that sand dune - it's definitely harder than it looks!!!

Pretty sure the team last year did the "decent thing", dropped their strongest member and ended up being eliminated

Galwayguy35

I think Davey is by far the best coach, Anna And Dervla seem to have no advice at all to offer to the families either before or during the course.

funkey_monkey

Hoping Davey's team makes it through. Would like to see Anna's team go out as I find her unlikeable, nothing against the family.

Azatadine

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Hoping Davey's team makes it through. Would like to see Anna's team go out as I find her unlikeable, nothing against the family.

Anna loves the camera.

wirelessdude01

It Dunners wearing eyeliner?

Azatadine

That poor woman should not have entered.

tayto lover

That poor black family??
The mother could hardly walk.
Fittest families how are ya.

funkey_monkey

Azatadine wrote: »

Anna loves the camera.

Loves herself.

pjohnson

Fair fúcks for completing the course but that poor woman.

There had to be someone else that could enter instead of her?

funkey_monkey

pjohnson wrote: »

Fair fúcks for completing the course but that poor woman.

There had to be someone else that could enter instead of her?

That was a tough one for her.

Davey's passion is great.

funkey_monkey

Anna's team for a handy win here.

Painful to watch this.

Andrew00

How have they allowed the aul wan belonging to the Mandyangoos to participate

Andrew00

tayto lover wrote: »

That poor black family??
The mother could hardly walk.
Fittest families how are ya.

We all know why they're on the show. Madness to put the poor family through this

Weepsie

Andrew00 wrote: »

We all know why they're on the show. Madness to put the poor family through this

Because they applied??

There's been bad contestants on this before. The 3 kids are grand. The mother isn't able for it.

tayto lover

Andrew00 wrote: »

We all know why they're on the show. Madness to put the poor family through this

RTÉ being politically correct. Have to have ethnicity even if they were the unfittest family ever In the competition. Ruined it.

pjohnson

It wasnt the mother in the end that cost them. The brothers made shíte of the wall and the sister ditched the lot of them.

Andrew00

Weepsie wrote: »

Because they applied??

There's been bad contestants on this before. The 3 kids are grand. The mother isn't able for it.

There's been bad contestants but jesus this is on a different level and you have to admit that. Where's the aul lad or could they have no got anyone else

Weepsie

Victory for Anna Geary is a loss for us all.

Andrew00

Weepsie wrote: »

Victory for Anna Geary is a loss for us all.

How do the lads on the show concentrate when Anna is their trainer? I'd be staring at her hole all day haha

touts

tayto lover wrote: »

That poor black family??
The mother could hardly walk.
Fittest families how are ya.

It's nuts. They were lucky she didn't get injured.

Harry Palmr

Ridiculous, surely the preliminaries should weed out someone so unsuitable for physical challenges.

salmocab

tayto lover wrote: »

RTÉ being politically correct. Have to have ethnicity even if they were the unfittest family ever In the competition. Ruined it.

Thought the three siblings were fit as, don’t normally watch so don’t know about other years but watching on fast forward as I know one of this years families. Although have to watch the start to see if they are on.

tayto lover

I really doubt that family applied to take part.
Looks more like they were approached and persuaded.

Big Ears

touts wrote: »

It's nuts. They were lucky she didn't get injured.

Tbf she probably is broke up from her son kicking off her back to try and jump a wall......twice.

She got some of her own back by standing on his head !

Harry Palmr

tayto lover wrote: »

I really doubt that family applied to take part.
Looks more like they were approached and persuaded.

Ah the conspiracy theories have arrived. Give your head a wobble unless and until you know that is the case.

funkey_monkey

She didn't even manage to get to the plane last week.
I'm sure they do fitness checked on the competitors. However they got the tactics wrong and Dervla didn't coach them right for it.
Poor all round.

pjohnson

tayto lover wrote: »

I really doubt that family applied to take part.
Looks more like they were approached and persuaded.

Conspiracy theories now :pac:

tayto lover

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Ah the conspiracy theories have arrived. Give your head a wobble unless and until you know that is the case.

Ah gullible Harry has arrived.

tayto lover

pjohnson wrote: »

Conspiracy theories now :pac:

Unless no other families applied.

AndrewJRenko

tayto lover wrote: »

I really doubt that family applied to take part.
Looks more like they were approached and persuaded.

I'd say they were given a free taxi and free haircuts and free buggies. Sure it happens all the time.

AndrewJRenko

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Ridiculous, surely the preliminaries should weed out someone so unsuitable for physical challenges.

Just ICYMI, this is a quarter final. They beat another team in the eliminator last week. Was there anyone calling for fitness testing of the team they beat last week? I wonder why not?

Andrew00

tayto lover wrote: »

I really doubt that family applied to take part.
Looks more like they were approached and persuaded.

They were approached and persuaded so RTE could make Ireland look like a diverse country

tayto lover

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I'd say they were given a free taxi and free haircuts and free buggies. Sure it happens all the time.

Free burgers and chips too.

AndrewJRenko

Andrew00 wrote: »

They were approached and persuaded so RTE could make Ireland look like a diverse country

It's funny how you say that like it's a statement of fact, as opposed to being a little fantasy flying round in your head.

pjohnson

Imagine actually being braindead enough to think theres some great conspiracy around a RTE TV fitness competition.


Hard to believe people still get upset over black people on tv.

tayto lover

pjohnson wrote: »

Imagine actually being braindead enough to think theres some great conspiracy around a RTE TV fitness competition.

Brain dead to believe they don’t go looking.

pjohnson

tayto lover wrote: »

Brain dead to believe they don’t go looking.

Why didnt they carefully handpick would be winners so dingbat?

Andrew00

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

It's funny how you say that like it's a statement of fact, as opposed to being a little fantasy flying round in your head.

Stop trying to get away from facts.

How did they allow them passed the preliminaries? A family near me who participate in marathons regularly and are super fit didn't get passed the initial stages.

They allowed them to compete for obvious reasons

pjohnson

Andrew00 wrote: »

Stop trying to get away from facts.

How did they allow them passed the preliminaries? A family near me who participate in marathons regularly and are super fit didn't get passed the initial stages.

They allowed them to compete for obvious reasons

They beat the family in their last eliminator was that family poisoned by RTE?



Absolute loons. I feel sorry for ye.