WhatAboutTheFinish

1 hour ago, MCU said:

Any ideas why I can’t comfortably break a sub 30 5k? Been running consistently now since the start of the year. Averaging x3 runs a week usually two 5ks and one 10k. All conversational pace as that’s what the running Reddit page swears by. 

two weeks ago I finished my 5k in like 33 minutes, at that point I genuinely had enough so last Tuesday I decided to make one of my 5ks a FAST run. I did the first k in about 5’20 but was blowing. So a few stops, walks later I managed to grind it out but was absolutely dying at the end. Probably did it in about 29:30 (I stopped my watch a few times so couldn’t get an accurate read). 

Am I doing something wrong or am I just ill  

Getting me down now. My one mate has had about 6 months off running (he just hits weight in the gym) and last week he did a 5k in 22 minutes! My other mate who’s slightly overweight (doesn’t mean much I know) did 6k in 26 minutes!

/rantover

Well the most effective way to get faster is to up your weekly milage and you should see results. If that isn't an option then I would definitely recommend turning one of your 5k's into an intervals session to get you used to running faster. Do the distance alternating 90sec running slightly faster than your goal pace (maybe for you around 5:30 min/km) and 90sec walking. Then each week (or when you can do the prior weeks session comfortably) either up the run time by 30sec or decrease the walking time by 30 sec. Once you're up to and mastered 5min run/30sec walk... just drop the walking and boom! A sub 30 min 5k!

5 minutes ago, tonyh29 said:

probably mentioned it before but my favourite thing at Weddings , funerals and bar Mitzvahs is if they have a chocolate fountain , dipping those cocktail sausages on a stick into it .... pure food porn

Sticking cocktail sausages in the chocolate fountains at bar mitzvahs? You haven’t been hanging out with the Labour Party Friends of Israel again have you?! 

14 minutes ago, snowychap said:

 

I think voucher schemes (or similar payment card schemes or food stamps) are stupid, dehumanising schemes which are intended to stigmatise their users

 

Sorry to disappoint but I agree with the part quoted 100%.

13 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

Is it a shock when they voted for the party who voted to starve poor children? 

If this government had come up with a policy that said ‘We don’t think people on low incomes know how to budget their money so benefit increases will be in the form of US style food stamps”, then I can only imagine the tizzy this thread would work itself into. So why this scheme has garnered such support I’ve no idea?! 

Is there a valid argument for raising the income of the poorest? Almost certainly. Is engaging in Maude Flanders politics the bests way to approach it? Probably not. 

39 minutes ago, Seat68 said:

Really? They, tory voters have been called that because they voted tory in this thread?

Really?

On the (Tory returning) electorate...

14 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said:

(they want) No more funny coloured people and strange languages I think, basically.

14 hours ago, Wainy316 said:

It's as simple as a large number of the populace are either ignorant or thick as pigshit.

9 hours ago, chrisp65 said:

Beware the quiet man.

He probably stays quiet because he knows he’s a word removed.

On people who agree with a government position...

9 hours ago, Stevo985 said:

You evil **** words removed.

So yeah, I can give you the battle of semantics in that the name calling isn't explicitly stated as "because they voted tory".  Does that make the tone of the conversation correct? Do you think it makes people want to engage?

7 hours ago, Xann said:

It's not been like this before.

No Tory I know wants to talk about politics or Brexit now.

You can see it in this thread.

If you look over even just this page you will see Tories being called racist, ignorant, thick as pigsh*t, words removed and evil words removed!

Whereas no doubt I’ve just set up somebody for a ‘yeah exactly, right on’ response...it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that people don’t want to engage. 

2 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said:

Love that in a thread sneering about how so many people can't help but virtue signal with their wearing of the poppy I jump straight in to sneer that you'll be wearing one.

FTFY

36 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

You’re only meant to be offside with a part of the body that can score so if his arm is offside it doesn’t matter surely?!

29 minutes ago, villa89 said:

That's how I understand the rule too. 

You’re both absolutely right but I think the bottom image is shopped, (different shade of red used to the solid line), the original is drawn from his armpit.

That said, both decisions are complete horse balls! The drawing of lines, and maybe even slow-mo, should be scrapped altogether for VAR. If you can’t spot a foul on the replay played at normal speed...then any mistake isn’t clear or obvious! 

14 hours ago, bickster said:

Soz

Type George Orwell Blue Plaque into Google Maps, then go to street view

Orwells house is brick with no render and the plaque is on the ground floor (A very high ground floor)

It is shopped but I think you've reached the right conclusion with the wrong logic. Fairly sure the blue plaque is genuine, located at 22 Portobello Road.

6 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

The response to that though is twofold isn't it, firstly obviously the government that has had since the spring to sort out this system is not going to do so, and secondly even if they were minded to I very much doubt 3 weeks would buy them enough time to improve it sufficiently. I don't see the point of proceeding as if we had a better or more responsible government than the one we actually have.

6 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

One thing I think I would add to the above is that we may not be asking the right questions. The relevant issue is probably not 'do the Tories want a working track and trace system?' or 'are they competent enough to create one?', but instead 'does the British state have the capacity, after years of outsourcing and privatisation, to tackle this challenge?' Because as far as I can see, whether we get a system that works or not is down to Serco and their ilk.

Haven’t you just listed the problem with centralisation and then advocated for more centralisation in the space of two posts? 

7 minutes ago, It's Your Round said:

Ah Carlton Palmer and the kind of photo they used to use for the spot the ball competitions, to guarantee nobody ever won the cash!

Boring aside: Spot the ball was never actually where the ball was because it’s illegal to gamble on an event that has already happened. There was a panel of people who would decide where they thought it was...then it was closest to that! 

18 minutes ago, blandy said:

There are an awful lot of holes in that Nets plan.

Even I think it’s a bit ropey! 

Night time economy advisor 

“How about we just get one between two? “

3 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said:

 “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

“That’s what my dad used to say before the accident” - Tim Vine 

20 minutes ago, bickster said:

Quite, there's no way I want him to die before the election, that would leave us with a completely different race. Pence vs Biden

Out of interest, is that a given? Would there be a postponement? Would Pence's name be on the ballot paper or would it still be Trump and you get Pence by default? I mean, haven't some postal ballots already gone out? Ironically, I think being dead might give Trump a huge boost in the ratings!

(Oops @HanoiVillan beat me to it!)

On the plus side, maybe they'll want to get around to prosecuting the other 750+ infringement proceedings against the current member states before this gets to court?

*EU flavoured sauce

Plus he's got history..

Plus other examples if you look for them.

18 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

Can you clarify?

1. the context

2. what he said?

Do you have a video clip so we can come to our own conclusions?

Sure. Trump first brings up Hunter at around 2:30 in the video when they are talking about links to Russia. Biden then brings up his other son (who died of a brain tumour not whilst in the military) to try to score a cheap point. Then it all kicks off.  I can agree with @A'Villan that the support for Hunter was a nice touch, but the exchange didn't leave me feeling that Biden had much class or that he had any boundaries on topics to exploit for political gain.

18 minutes ago, A'Villan said:

Not all truth was drowned out, Trump actually highlighted it on one instance.

Correct me if I'm wrong, during Biden's turn to speak Trump threw in the cocaine use of one of Biden's sons.

Biden admirably acknowledged that Trump had spoken and that the accusations were truthful, and that he was proud of his son regardless.

I don't really care how that little exchange would be perceived at home, that showed a touch of class from Biden in my opinion, a real fallible human side.

Class? Let's not forget this exchange came on the back of Biden throwing out his (go to?) dead son defence on an issue that he didn't want to, and didn't,  address.

1 hour ago, il_serpente said:

...or hungry for a custard and feeling lazy.

Little known fact. 'Hungry for Custard' was the title of God's second studio album, a follow up to his hugely successful debut 'Let There Be Light'.

35 minutes ago, KMitch said:

Rumors have been circulating for weeks about our front office team has been talking with Juve about transfers and he fits all the other requirements (premier league experience, done it all before, shocking fans, etc.)

11 hours ago, veloman said:

Agreed ; now I don't have to listen to that Northern monkey Lloyd, who plainly thinks he is a third rate Working Men's Club comedian. (and he played for Lancashire !!)

I flicked on BBC and within 60 seconds Michael Vaughn said that it was time to hear from the "stat cave". I was straight back to Sky before they could wheel out Jeremy Vine with a 3D green screen infographic showing whoever gets the most runs at the end of the evening would end up the winner.

26 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

 

 

Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey.

Bang out of order! I can’t just sit back and let JRM be abused like that. I mean, most of the adjectives I can roll with...but fat?!!