Endurance sports coach. Triathlon. Cycling. Running. Views of course my own. https://xitter.cf/t.co/oSk1szGGqN
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When doom scrolling pays off...Hagler Hearns Round 1... youtu.be/HL2a2-8OHdg?si=6Q5F… – at Wicklow, Ireland
1 hour Strava for every minute I was on Spotify.
If I only read the bottom line, training more hours than 75% of Strava users and doing more days than 63%, it doesn't look too bad. 😔 – at Fingal, Ireland
Another high tide passes...
Can hardly see out the van windows for the salt though. – at Wicklow, Ireland
Can't find a legal or an illegal, greyed out center image, stream of the women's road race and only a single Spanish live commentary. Interesting to see what the men's race looks like tomorrow. – at Wicklow, Ireland
A proper OMG moment. @RealStephens and @phlaimeaux recreate my dad's photo on The Cafe Ride. Chapeau guys, he never believes me when I tell him people like these old shots. youtu.be/Z52PCKWq4Ig?si=DdYg… – at Wicklow, Ireland
When we brought a 3dtriathlon club team to @RasnamBan in 2012 it brought memories for a lifetime. Little did we know the futures of some of the competitors would be so bright. Is there another Amelie Dideriksen or Riejanne Markus in this years field? Best of luck to all. – at Fingal, Ireland
I like Roglic, but can someone explain how this is not a DSQ?
If not a DSQ why was the convoy not pulled back behind him to stop this? At this moment he is effectively a dropped rider, self dropped by choice but dropped nonetheless. – at Fingal, Ireland
Can Ireland get a medal in Paratriathlon #PARIS2024 wildgeeseracing.ie/race-prev… – at Wicklow, Ireland
Winning isn't everything... unless you want to qualify for Paris Paratriathlon.
wildgeeseracing.ie/blog/when… – at Fingal, Ireland
Aichlin O'Reilly currently leading the World Long Distance Championships. Big chase on the bike and straight through to the front. – at Limerick, Ireland
#TDFF2024 had lots of things, drama, excitement, quality racing but it didn't have this ⬇️. A ready supply of YouTubers giving the live commentary and enough visuals to let you know what's happening. Is this the suppliers not seeing a market yet, the algorithm saying something? – at Fingal, Ireland
You just assume that top end athletes and coaches devour information on their sport....and then you watch the women's marathon from Paris and realize how naive you are. Kipchoge's Sub 2 is available online with instructions on aerodynamic advantage for the Kenyans and Ethiopians – at Wicklow, Ireland
4th in European Championships for @jamesedgar___ Nice result coming back after disappointment of missing out on Olympics. – at Wicklow, Ireland
In an era when so few athletes are actually trying to win, yes seriously very few, most looking at placings and PBs, this is a great read from Femke Bol's coach. Win or bust. Admittedly she has her wins behind her but still, championship racing!
I won’t have time to read all the theories about tonight’s outcome. It’s also not really important because it was win or lose.
But here is what I know: Femke tried everything to run faster than ever to stand a chance to win gold.
Just the pace was too fast for her profile 24.04 at 200m / Sydney 23.84!). Therefore she didn’t run relaxed and economical enough. So she went out of fuel on the last 120m
But Sydney was just too strong tonight and by risking everything, Femke exposed herself and lost silver.
This is how competition works. If she would have race for second, she wouldn’t have been happy either.
Incredibly proud of her giving it all. How many athletes would have give the mixed relay a go in her position (remember that she produced an amazing 47.93 to win gold)?
So, no she didn’t have too many races before this final, she just tried everything to win and an amazing athlete was just better than her. And this strategy brings her bronze.
Thanks to all the fans in the stands. The stadium was mainly orange tonight. And this is because of Femke’s personality and her love for competing.
Big congrats to Sydney for continuously setting new standards and pushing us on the road to excellence.
Huge performance for Anna Cockrell becoming the 4th athlete in history running sub52.
0.005 seconds in Paris 100m final. Well withing the margin of error for aerodynamic cost of loose fitting top....as worn by second place runner😔. #paris2024
Aero advantage in running and long jump. 28% difference between most and least aero clothes or 7/100s over 100m race. Consider Thomas Barr missed 400 hurdles medal by 5/100s, loose running top. 14% for hairstyle. Aero or loose for Adeleke? Will it matter? knack.be/sport/onderzoek-bew… – at Wicklow, Ireland
Wilde with 5 seconds lost in T2 then 4 fastest splits, 2x second fastest, then 7th and finally 16th to finish. Yee's splits, joint 1st, 2nd, 7th, 5th, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 3rd. – at Limerick, Ireland
