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ah this board never disappoints, middle aged men sharing stories about what they dream and about sticking needles in their butts. (thankfully MickJogger was looking away at that moment) Then Mark and Steve are talking about a certain "world cup" which is played by NZ, AUS, India and England I just took 2 days off due to a cold. I hope to be back on track on Saturday
ah this board never disappoints, middle aged men sharing stories about what they dream and about sticking needles in their butts.
(thankfully MickJogger was looking away at that moment)
Then Mark and Steve are talking about a certain "world cup" which is played by NZ, AUS, India and England
I just took 2 days off due to a cold. I hope to be back on track on Saturday
And Pakistan. And South Africa. And Bangladesh. And Sri Lanka. And Afghanistan. And the West Indies. But yes that's about it.
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
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I thought for a second the women's World Cup (the real one) was having some secondary tournament for the losers.
5K: 16:37 (11/20) | 10K: 34:49 (10/19) | HM: 1:14:57 (5/22) | FM: 2:36:31 (12/19)
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They had to make up a country to fill in the roster with 10 countries hahaha.
PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021
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Women's World Cup indeed
5km: 18:34 11/23 │ 10km: 39:10 8/23 │ HM: 1:26:48 9/23 │ M: 3:34:49 6/23
2024 Races:
Motorway Half Marathon February 25, 2024 1:29:55
Christchurch Half-Marathon April 21, 2024
Selwyn Marathon June 2, 2024
Dunedin Half Marathon September 15, 2024
That's not quite true. I mean yes it's a made up country but there were 7 other teams that didn't qualify, including such heavyweights as Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Zimbabwe.
To be honest it's not that different when it comes to rugby. There are basically only ever 4-5 teams that have a realistic chance of winning the World Cup, 4 or 5 other teams capable of an upset on the day, and a bunch of others that get invited to make up the numbers. We're quite good in NZ at picking fringe sports that we're quite talented at but most of the world doesn't care about and putting all our eggs in those baskets. Might explain our sad lack of decent track and field athletes these days (with a few exceptions).
Ah that was a surprise waking up to the cricket news. It's a pity the time zone sucks.
I went past Kayne Williamson up Papamoa Hills one day. He's from Te puke which is 5 mins away. Hes pretty small even shorter than me I think
55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT
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I'm struggling a bit today...had to pour a bourbon at 1am when things were getting tight.
To be fair, while the football world cup has way more depth, there's also only 4-5 teams that ever win that too.
That's probably fair.
And cricket-mad India getting knocked out by NZ in a cricket world cup semi-final (given the form guide) is the equivalent of football-mad Brazil getting knocked out by an underdog too like say Chile or Sweden in the FIFA World Cup.
Rather happy and rather tired after watching the cricket.
Technically it's actually 19+ countries involved in the World Cup. As the West Indies is between 9 and 15 countries depending on how you count St Kitts and Nevis, overseas territories etc. Plus England is actually England and Wales.
It's a lot better than having a domestic competition, inviting 1-2 teams from the neighbor country, and calling it a World Series!
I want England to win the other semi as:
- I think we have a better chance against England.
- Australia have won it 5 times. And 4 of the last 5. So I don't want them to win another.
- England v NZ means a new country is definitely going to win it, which is good for the game.
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
Oh boy I can't wait to see how our overlord reacts to that one!
I laughed out loud though, great call Watson.
I love baseball but looking forward to seeing what happens when you provoke the overlord...
3 months til Masters
USA USA USA!
That is all
Good night.
2023 Goals
Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18
10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)
5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)
Sub 1:16 Half Marathon City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)
Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)
2024 Goals
Sub 2:37 Marathon
Sub 1:15 Half
Sub 34 10k
Sub 16 5k
Mmmm Bop
You’ve got to laugh (or cry?) that the great Ben Stokes plays for England....but was born in Christchurch! 😂
5k - 17:53 (4/19) 10k - 37:53 (11/18) Half - 1:23:18 (4/19) Full - 2:50:43 (4/19)
We can hardly criticise. The player who got us into the last World Cup final was born in Johannesburg (and he knocked South Africa out in the process).
You guys are provoking the overlord with all this cricket talk (ie Kiwi talk)! You guys did so well for about 3 weeks.