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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

    I'm impressed!!!!

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

    I'm impressed!!!!

    you did read the "2km" part tight? I didn't run a 2.48 marathon last night. just so we are clear.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

    I'm impressed!!!!

    you did read the "2km" part tight? I didn't run a 2.48 marathon last night. just so we are clear.

    Reading this, I just realized that I’m now a jogger.

    Once upon a time I reckon I could have done 2kms at that pace, but now I’d just wave you on by and continue on to the donut shop.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

    I'm impressed!!!!

    you did read the "2km" part tight? I didn't run a 2.48 marathon last night. just so we are clear.

    Understood. I couldn't do 2km in 8 minutes even when I used to run a few half marathons

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kipchoge just ran the last 5 kms at 3km/min pace. I mean what the actual fuck?

    so, i ran the last 2km of my 5k last night in a little under 8 minutes. And it was running long strides, both feet in the air, going for it.

    if i was somehow able to keep that pace up it's good for a 2.48 marathon. Which, on this day, was 40 minutes behind the winner, and 4 minutes behind the last guy to cross the line

    elite level distance runners are actually freaks.

    I'm impressed!!!!

    you did read the "2km" part tight? I didn't run a 2.48 marathon last night. just so we are clear.

    Understood. I couldn't do 2km in 8 minutes even when I used to run a few half marathons

    i got long skinny legs

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    Wheelchair rugby
    We lost 35 - 63 to the USA! 😲

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    Nicole Murray qualified for the Bronze Final in the Women's C5 3000m Individual Pursuit, but couldn't grab the medal.
    4th place (9 riders in total).

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    Tomorrow at 2.05pm NZT, Sophie Pascoe will swim her first distance, the 100m breaststroke. (heat 2)

    https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/results-women-s-100m-breaststroke-sb8-heat-000200-.htm

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    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

    Wheelchair rugby
    We lost 35 - 63 to the USA! 😲

    We've not been at the Olympics for this for 12 years, USA have silver, bronze, gold in that time period. It's not rugby in any shape or form, they just needed a more PC name than murder ball and football would'nt have gone down well. Oh and these guys are a million times tougher than soccer wimps

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    Anyone see the doco on Dame Valerie Adams' sister? She has Cerebral Palsy and has become a shotputter late in life under the stewardship of her reasonably talented šŸ™‚ sister.

    It's a great watch. Massive family. I didn't realise that were that big

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    @hooroo said in Olympics Thread:

    Anyone see the doco on Dame Valerie Adams' sister? She has Cerebral Palsy and has become a shotputter late in life under the stewardship of her reasonably talented šŸ™‚ sister.

    It's a great watch. Massive family. I didn't realise that were that big

    The dad got around a lot, but he has great genes

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    @hooroo said in Olympics Thread:

    Anyone see the doco on Dame Valerie Adams' sister? She has Cerebral Palsy and has become a shotputter late in life under the stewardship of her reasonably talented šŸ™‚ sister.

    It's a great watch. Massive family. I didn't realise that were that big

    The dad got around a lot, but he has great genes

    Fully!!!

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    Sophie Pascoe finished second in her heat.

    The Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 Final is at 10.40pm tonight.


    New Zealand's second game of wheelchair rugby is against Great Britain at 11.00pm.

    GB narrowly beat Canada yesterday, 50 - 47.

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    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

    Sophie Pascoe finished second in her heat.

    The Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 Final is at 10.40pm tonight.

    I was reading that the tactic was to just qualify for the final and not expend too much energy trying to win her heat.

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    @bovidae Maybe the opposition isn't great. She finished 0.04s behind the winner of her heat. All the other swimmers that qualified for the final, were at least 5 seconds slower.

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    Sophie Pascoe racing her first final about 10.30pm NZT

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    @canefan 10.40pm (as posted above).

    She'll be swimming in lane 5.

    https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/results-women-s-100m-breaststroke-sb8-fnl-000100-.htm

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    Great swim by the Irish lady to beat Sophie.

    Those two were miles ahead of the competition.

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    Sophie Pascoe wins SILVER. 🄈

    The swimmer from Ireland, who beat her earlier in heat 2, won gold.
    The difference 0.39s.

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