OT: Commonwealth games

Peter

Anyone been watching?

Just tuned in and the 20km walking final is on, can't believe it's a recognised sport. Reminds me of this:
https://youtu.be/R-AHk19aU24

Santiago

You'd be surprised how hard that sport actually is. Iirc there are very strict rules

Peter

Santiago wrote: »

You'd be surprised how hard that sport actually is. Iirc there are very strict rules

It must be so tempting just to start running.

DoD_Jester

Peter wrote: »

Santiago wrote: »

You'd be surprised how hard that sport actually is. Iirc there are very strict rules

It must be so tempting just to start running.

Peter

DoD_Jester wrote: »

Peter wrote: »

Santiago wrote: »

You'd be surprised how hard that sport actually is. Iirc there are very strict rules

It must be so tempting just to start running.

I just felt like running.

Whoman

Peter wrote: »

Anyone been watching?

Just tuned in and the 20km walking final is on, can't believe it's a recognised sport. Reminds me of this:
https://youtu.be/R-AHk19aU24

To be fair, it also is hard to believe this Event is still a thing, so in a way it is a perfect match

Peter

Whoman wrote: »

Peter wrote: »

Anyone been watching?

Just tuned in and the 20km walking final is on, can't believe it's a recognised sport. Reminds me of this:
https://youtu.be/R-AHk19aU24

To be fair, it also is hard to believe this Event is still a thing, so in a way it is a perfect match

It was in the last Olympics too...

Reus

Peter wrote: »

Anyone been watching?

Just tuned in and the 20km walking final is on, can't believe it's a recognised sport. Reminds me of this:
https://youtu.be/R-AHk19aU24

Prime Brian cranston

TOMMYxCOOPER

that triathlon looks brutal just watching...open water swimming ,cycling and a bloody long run on the end of it

its nuts.lol

Alastair

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Peter

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is brilliant, have you watched black ball? @Alastair

Alastair

Peter wrote: »

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is brilliant, have you watched black ball? @Alastair

I've never heard of it. What is it?

Andybelfast

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is for grannies

Santiago

Andybelfast wrote: »

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is for grannies

It's fun though. I remember playing it with my grandparents when I was younger.

Antparry92

Been great to watch so far. Friend from my gym and town picked up a weightlifting gold and two others I’ve known through competing and chat to from time to time both picked up silvers

Peter

Alastair wrote: »

Peter wrote: »

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is brilliant, have you watched black ball? @Alastair

I've never heard of it. What is it?

It's a comedy about bowls, a lad in his 20s gets into competitive bowls and shakes up the international lawn bowls scene and becomes the bad boy of British bowls.

Alastair

Peter wrote: »

Alastair wrote: »

Peter wrote: »

Alastair wrote: »

The race walk is ridiculously technical. I volunteered at the World Athletics championships last summer and the race walk was one of my events. After 12 hours of it I barely understood the basics of i's rules. What amazed me is in the 50k race walk the leader did a marathon in just over 3 hours. I couldn't run a marathon in that time...


I've currently got addicted to Lawn Bowls. It's like curling but warmer. It's the first sport I've ever seen that, if I spent enough time, I could become an Olympian in.

Lawn bowls is brilliant, have you watched black ball? @Alastair

I've never heard of it. What is it?

It's a comedy about bowls, a lad in his 20s gets into competitive bowls and shakes up the international lawn bowls scene and becomes the bad boy of British bowls.

I just watched the trailer. I'll give it a watch some time.