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I wonder if the Eavii will have to donate less to charity next year to balance the books?

Fair play to you taking on the beast!

Well weirdly they say strengthening for tendon injuries (I'm not a physio mind!). So maybe rest isn't always the best policy and sometimes regular squats etc would help?

I don't think there's a runner in the world that doesn't get knee pain at some point. Comes with the territory to an extent, although I've added strengthening to my training plan to see if that sorts it out. I'm supposed to be doing barbell squats and deadlifts today (low weight) amongst other things. Recently I've also started slowing down my longer runs. I'm supposed to run at 9 mins/mile but I tend to go too quickly. It sounds daft but slowing one's pace cake actually be quite challenging.

Marathon training started this week, although I've already gone off plan (1st week doesn't matter!) I'm doing 37 miles in total this week and somehow have to build to 50 mile weeks. Not sure my right knee can withstand that, particularly with my lack of stretching and strengthening...

Ouch. Don't do it! Honestly, it was a real grind, but a good feeling getting to the top. If you go a little beyond the golf course you really do feel you've ascended the mountain because you're at the highest point for as far as the eye can see. So, actually, do it! The worst bit is the B4058 up to Renishaw which doesn't have any path for pedestrians, and then when you reach the golf course the traffic is speeding by at 60 mph and again no pavement. I suppose you can hop over to the course at the top, but it would be better with a different route from Charfield to the Old London Rd. The roads put me off doing that again more than the hills, although my hip was feeling it after the ascent. I'm doing a marathon in April, all going well, so will be doing more of those long ones, probably slower and less hilly though.

Fury v Joshua wouldn't be a war imo. More likely a chess match. It would only become all out warfare if one fighter was behind on the cards and had to go for broke. Think about it... both fighters will be wary of their opponents power. Fury will try to command the centre of the ring to push Joshua onto the back foot. Meaty jabs to set up the right hand. Kronk style. Joshua will therefore be counter-punching. Slightly less power in his shots but looking for the openings to throw those nasty flurries he's capable of. Neither fighter will go in for the kill early. I predict a cagey first 6 rounds with the next 6 depending on what the scorecards look like. It'll go the distance and the scoring will be disputed!

Love your assessment mate but I do see it differently. I actually think Fury might try to do what he did in Wilder 2. The commonality with AJ and Wilder is that power is their most dangerous asset. So the best tactic for Fury is to get them going backwards so that they don't get as much purchase on their shots. If Fury comes in heavy again, he can plant his feet and both sit on his punches and also absorb more when AJ counters. Whilst it's clear that in the past few years AJ has worked on his footwork and counter punching, he would have to put in a hell of a performance to win the technical battle with Fury. I guess the last time Joshua faced a taller man was Klitschko, who was only one inch taller and a fair bit lighter. This is a new challenge for AJ. He's up against a man 3 inches taller, heavier, and a high class technician. SugarHill Steward has been quoted as saying that they'll stick to the Kronk style for Joshua, and I take this to mean an aggressive jab and really sitting on the right hand. I think Fury will come forward.

Yeah bravo AJ for bringing the uppercut back to boxing. Don't see it enough. There were times when I wasn't sure if Joshua was in control of the fight, but overall you can't fault him for a decisive win like that.

I managed a personal best mile time of 3:17 tonight. Obviously I didn't really, it was just my Garmin going sketchy for some reason. It added an extra half mile detour that never happened. That's one PB I'll never break!

What a goal! That looked like a hard earned point!

That's brilliant, how dare people say football fans are fickle?!

By your logic we may as well just shut down all football below men's champions league because by comparison everything else is crap.

It's getting better mate, don't worry. The more support the women get the higher the standard will be raised. The elite players are awesome.

You wanted tackles.... you get tackles...

Great effort Tom ?

That's in the league cup against lesser opposition but will no doubt give them lift ahead of some more winnable league games

Can just be summat slow and easy. I'm keen for this virtual Running Club to get engaged. I have a vision of the OTIB runners completing a challenge some time next year to raise money for a good cause.

Yeah I'm happy with an inaugural OTIB 10k either fast or slow.

We'll have to do a South Glos division OTIB Runners amble at some point ? Natch at the finish line of course...

One sort of counterpoint to that... I watched the latter stages of the women's Champions League and one of the impressive things I noticed (BIG contrast with the men's CL) was there was no diving! It was different from what you saw because there were actually some challenges and physicality was allowed. Like with the lower leagues in men's football. It's quite ironic that in the CL, Neymar et al were flinging themselves to ground and yelping at every contact, yet the PSG Women stayed on their feet and didn't 'bitch'!

If the financial climate wasn't so bad Lansdown might have been tempted to invest more in the women. There are so few clubs with proper funding that there's a real opportunity to have a top side. Just look at Lyon.

I like your thinking. To be fair, wind is more my enemy than rain. At least with rain you can keep your pace consistent. That said, I postponed my longer run from this morning to tomorrow morning before work just because I prefer the forecast. Love those country lanes btw. Nice and flat, all farms and fields and very little traffic.

Yeah, we're rock bottom so far, but it's gonna be all about the 6 pointers with the other 4 winless teams. Just got to survive again this season.

City took a shock lead away at Arsenal today before the Gunners piled on the pressure. We finally caved in 42nd minute and now 1-1 at half time.