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    Filmwise Invisibles

    The others I knew Freakbro got to first. :)
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Are they a different brand to the one you usually get? There are definitely differences between the manufacturers so some will fit you better than others, it's one of the reasons why getting them fitted in a store (even if you then buy elsewhere) is so important* and online recommendations...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Nothing too much, I might use it as an excuse for pizza or pasta beforehand but there's no particular strategy behind it from my part. In the race itself I'll use water from the stations and I usually carry gels although many races supply some as well - I tend to favour Hi5 gels as they seem to...
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    Lord Brookman, who never spoke in Lords last year claims £50,000 expenses

    If we don't have the Lords to provide some form of checks and balances on the elected chamber then what would you propose? Regardless of what you think of any given parliament (i.e. whether you agree with them or not) the second chamber has an important role in providing oversight, to do away...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Good to see the running is going well for most of you. I did the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday - it was both satisfying because it was a new PB at 3:17:47 despite poor weather and a rather interrupted training/sleep schedule for the last month due to a new baby but also vaguely unsatisfying...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Some people are just idiots, try not to let it bother you. When I lived in London I had someone stop their car while I was walking back from the shops once to shout "skinny legs" at me as if I'd somehow not noticed, still when someone shouts what they think is an insult at you for no reason at...
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    Yet another gender-swapped remake incoming - Cliffhanger!

    As bad as the original? And I say that as someone who enjoys rubbish action films including Cliffhanger. I don't really see the need for a remake of Cliffhanger but then I don't see the need for most remakes unless they're going to do it better (and unless I'm feeling deeply cynical I'd accept...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    No, it has closed in terms of the ballot entry (info) - typically it's open for one week only and in a change to the past few years the ballot entry opened on the day of this year's race and closed one week later so you've missed it for 2020. However there are other options if you really want to...
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    Filmwise Invisibles

    As 5 and 6 have already been taken the only other one I have is
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Good luck to the Boston and Brighton marathoners today and well done to Marvt74 and Daaaavvveee for last weekends efforts.
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    I suppose it depends how fast you're running and what containers the water is in but when I've used similar tablets after running they take ages to dissolve which means you'd have to wait quite a while and/or potentially have to carry the water with you for that time. Different races have...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Bit of a delay in saying but that's a great time, that must give you a lot of confidence so just keep trusting your training as it's obviously working. I also recently got a PB in the Inverness half marathon at 1:24:38 which I was pretty happy with, four minutes better than last year and a new...
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    Glasgow

    Shetland did make some of Glasgow look pretty good but wouldn't necessarily help you orientate yourself at all, they took some liberties with locations e.g. some of what they described as the Southside was clearly North of the river. It was quite nice recognising locations though. I haven't...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Fair enough, I suspect you'll probably be fine. I've just taken a look at the info on music and the organisers say it's strongly discouraged but as there's nothing about disqualifications for headphones I think you'll be ok. And at least you're not suggesting being the person who has their music...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Possibly worth bearing in mind that most organized races don't allow you to wear normal headphones now, they often allow the bone conducting earphones but not standard ones or at least not officially. I still see lots of people wearing normal headphones and nothing seems to be said but there is...
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    Filmwise Invisibles

    http://www.filmwise.com/invisibles/invisible_935.shtml #935 is up.
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    Well done on the PBs, always satisfying to make progress and set new targets.
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    Not looking good for Andy Murray.

    And won the US Open and the Davis Cup if you wanted to list a couple more achievements. However I think it's understandable he might feel upset despite his achievements, he's got every reason to feel proud of what he has achieved but at the moment it'll be very raw as this is the first time he's...
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    Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

    It is a weird combination as you're mixing an extremely short distance with more of an endurance based run, however as you're starting out you might well find that you can get some decent results with both ends of the spectrum so to speak. Moving from 7.45min mile to 6min mile does seem quite...
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