The all newer Random Thoughts Thread [R] (may contain Sawker or Religion talk)

First race of the season in the books - 10th in age group and 100th overall (out of ~3,200). Heat index was 106 when I finished and they shortened the race for the last 1,400 people to a 5k because of the conditions.

A big four week training block (~25 hrs/wk of training) and then taper time until my first Ironman.

 

You're a bloody nutter.
But good luck anyway.

 

https://ourplnt.com/worlds-5-largest-crocodiles-ever-recorded/

EDIT: PLEASE NOTE OTHER MEMBERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS LINK

 

did they wait for it to die of old age?



I damn well would !

 

Thanks for that link, Stilts.
Just spent 2 hours unf*@king my computer after clicking on it.

 

While you are doing that I will be napping an extra 25 hrs a week...

 

Ronwanko's apparentl;y gone, but I don't get this...

Don't PSG have unlimited monies? Why would they allow either Mbappe or rolling man to leave Paris for Madrid? Hazard I could see, as Chelsea is a waste of his time next year

Ronaldo's move to Juventus could create a domino effect throughout the rest of the transfer window as Real Madrid likely will look to procure a top-ranked talent to replace him.

PSG's Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Chelsea's Eden Hazard have all been linked with moves to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

 

I'm guessing they'll go after Mbappe - he's shown some guile this WC...

 

And CR 7 is off to Italy with Uve.

 

Makes sense.

PSG might have money but they are trying to avoid UEFA punishment aren't they? Getting 200M for a guy that is throwing a fit wanting to leave is pretty good business.

 

If that is the case, it makes me like both Neymar and RM even less...which I wasn't sure was possible...

 

Screwing Barca almost makes me like them both a little MORE...

 

Put a warning on it. Take it down. Doesn't matter to me.
My computer went on freak out mode as it detected something bad on the link - MS support had to walk me through what to do in order to get back up and working.

 

I'm sorry that you had trouble with the link.

Kaspersky says that it's a safe site, but you know them Russians.

 

So I'll be doing something you've never done? I didn't think I'd ever see the day...

 

funny bugger. Triathlon is a fairly new "sport" and wasnt done in my day. But my daughter got involved in NZ prolly 25/30 years back.

One "race" I did do a couple of times when in the Paras was one that is still done a couple of times a year over the mountains in Wales. Paras, SAS and Comandos mainly.
3 SAS guys died on it last year. Heat exhausion And the winter one the year before 2 Marine Comandos died. Hypothermia. It's claimed more over the years.
The format has changed a bit over the years but back some 60 years ago. And yes I do remember!!!!
It went like this.

Basically it was just a fast 50 mile hike (shuffle) wearing an 80lb pack, a rifle without a sling. In under 24 hours over steep terrain. Simple shit compared with a modern triathlon.
I can still feel the pain of the last uphill finish.

I'd love to be able to join you, it's something I would have wanted to do. I envy you.

I used to do time trials on my bike. Usually 25 milers on weekends sometimes longer. I could run and loved to swim. Hell, sign me up

I get pissed these days, I just don't like getting old. The best I do at 80 is take my dog for his beach run, I jog with him through the dunes to the beach.

Whine, whine, whine.

 

... with the wine, wine, wine.

 

I was just gonna ask that - wasn';t that the one where extreme heat exhaustion mixed with extreme cold at the scarp tops causes people to die from hypothermia?

 

not if they have also recently just paid $200 Million for him? I don't get it? How can that help at all to show as "fair play dealing" on their books? Where did the $200 million + come from in the first place? Are they selling tickets at 30K a go??