Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Mammy told me not to come.

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[Strewelpeter]

The guy did all his training in Kenya, he lived in Ireland for 6 months somewhere in the last 2 years. I wonder what visa he was on? Definitely not an Irish citizen anyway.

It's nothing to do with being a citizen, it's a club competition.

[Lazare]

Freddy Situk races pretty much every race. He won that virgin media night run in April, runs for Raheny week in week out.

There was no mention of this at all last year when Sergiu Ciobanu won it. Or when an American guy won the senior championship a couple of years ago.

The obvious reasons behind it are sad but I suppose expected.

[Lazare]

Surely doing all his training in Kenya would leave him at a handicap when it came to running the Dublin Marathon, what with the presence of roads and lack of gazelles.

Quite the opposite. Doing all your training at high altitude is a huge advantage when racing at sea level.

Excellent genetics help too.

[jack90210]

Surely doing all his training in Kenya would leave him at a handicap when it came to running the Dublin Marathon, what with the presence of roads and lack of gazelles.

High altitude training would more than compensate.

[Keane]

How is he doing all his training in Kenya at the same time as racing for Raheny every week in Ireland?

[jack90210]

Freddy Situk races pretty much every race. He won that virgin media night run in April, runs for Raheny week in week out.

There was no mention of this at all last year when Sergiu Ciobanu won it. Or when an American guy won the senior championship a couple of years ago.

The obvious reasons behind it are sad but I suppose expected.

It was Gary O'Hanlon who made it the story.

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[Lazare]

When I mentioned the lack of gazelles on the streets of Dublin as opposed to Kenya, were ye thinking I was engaged in serious analysis?

Well a stag ran into the race and knocked a lad over in the PP yesterday.

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[carlop]

I started off v conservative, the 4hr guys were gone in the distance. The 4:10 pacers passed me at Kevin st and were ahead of me until about mile 7. I then picked it up and finally overtook the 4hr guys at the KCR.

I gained about 400m on them until Roebuck. I died around there. The most the legs had suffered was 20 miles, and I was grand until about 22.5, still cheering and high fiving kids, but I hit a wall at Clonskeagh. They caught me going up heartbreak, then I lost them going down Fosters.

At the end of Nutley Lane they were on my back and my left leg went. Agony. Just seized up, I thought that was it, game over, but I hopped and screamed for about 50m then the pain went, was able to run it out.

I then ran with the 4hr guys in a world of pain until the last km. Let loose then, found something in me and ran the last 800m or so at 10k pace.

What a day.

Ha that's some journey to a sub-4! Losing the pacers going over heartbreak would be, well.. heartbreaking - serious guts to get back on.

I sat with them pretty much the whole way and then got slightly ahead of them on Nutley Lane. I'd say I crossed the line a couple hundred metres ahead of them and pretty much at exactly the same point as you.

My lowest point was actually coming out of the Park at about 11k. Was really feeling the sun beating down, took my first gel and then had a quasi-Paula Racliffe moment - managed to hold it in and hold it together thankfully!

Really is a great day though - the amount of supporters in pretty much every suburb you pass through is unreal.

Good morning Carlop, how are your feet ?

Ha similar to Conor my feet are fine, but the whole section between knee and butt-cheek is a struggle.

Well a stag ran into the race and knocked a lad over in the PP yesterday.

This happened right in front of me - was crazy. Don't know how nobody else was hit as it was at a very narrow part of the course (behind the zoo I think). Maybe next year they can market it as a Marathon / Pamplona double.

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[Mellor]

Freddy Situk races pretty much every race. He won that virgin media night run in April, runs for Raheny week in week out.

There was no mention of this at all last year when Sergiu Ciobanu won it. Or when an American guy won the senior championship a couple of years ago.

The obvious reasons behind it are sad but I suppose expected.

I think the Moldovan guy is naturalised, and will run for Ireland though.
I don't think that you should be born in Ireland, or even a citizen to qualify. But I'd do think 6 months is a little short. How long has Freddy Sittuk been here? 6 years different to 6 months imo.

[Solksjaer!]

What seems like the only logical solution to even out the playing field between Irish and Kenyans, is we either train the Irish in how to avoid wild animals while running marathons, or introduce animals to the course that your average Kenyan wouldn't have the required expertise in avoiding.

Well the PP is on the north side.


Maybe open the zoo cages of Cabra and Finglas

[Raoul Duke III]

Well the PP is on the north side.


Maybe open the zoo cages of Cabra and Finglas

It'd be like an episode of The Walking Dead.

[Wombatman]

Lots of joy amongst the handful of theatre people I know at ex-gate director Micheal Cólgan being outed as a Weinstein-lite sex-pest.

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/famed-irish-theater-director-named-as-weinstein-type-sex-pest-by-three-women

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/former-gate-theatre-boss-in-sex-pest-storm-nvstwvqqp

Been described to me as 'a day of complete joy'.

I don't think its going to develop into a rapey-rapey story but it's likely to put an end to his expected happy retirement of dinners with the president and invites to the best premieres.

Kevin Spacey squirming too.

https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kevin-spacey-sparks-backlash-after-coming-out-as-gay-with-anthony-rapp-apology-36272834.html

[Mellor]

What seems like the only logical solution to even out the playing field between Irish and Kenyans, is we either train the Irish in how to avoid wild animals while running marathons, or introduce animals to the course that your average Kenyan wouldn't have the required expertise in avoiding.

Badger dodging in next years event to level the field

[Hooch]

Freddy Situk races pretty much every race. He won that virgin media night run in April, runs for Raheny week in week out.

There was no mention of this at all last year when Sergiu Ciobanu won it. Or when an American guy won the senior championship a couple of years ago.

The obvious reasons behind it are sad but I suppose expected.

I remember last summer the local meet and train club were running a 10k and half marathon, about a half hour before the race Freddy appears from the Dublin bus (2 1/2 hour journey) holding a small bag with a pair of shoes and tracksuit wondering where the starting line was. Nobody knew who he was. Freddy won easy collected his prize and was back to Dublin on the next bus. There was a great buzz around watching him plus his interaction with the kids during and briefly afterwards was great for the event.


As for Sergiu hes living and working in the country just over 10 years now. A real tipperary man with his Irish wife. Was impressive when he worked 50 plus hours a week in a phyiscal job and still running such 2.20ish in marathons at the weekends.

[Guest]

Whatever about the costume but posting it on Twitter yourself this lad mustn’t like being employed




Mun you can pretty much guarantee there was lads out in blackface in local town last night,saw a lad as Venus Williams last year

[DeeBrown]

Loving Chris deBurghs response when
some aul' fella held Rosannas face
and helped himself to a snog.

Daddy ambles over &
plants his lips on the geezers mouth.

Aul' fella can't really raise an objection
or miss the point.

Shame he does the same with nannies.

[Guest]

Kevin Spacey squirming too.

https://www.independent.ie/style/cel...-36272834.html

He’s playing paedophile Gore Vidal in an upcoming movie too,wtf
Clinton’s seem to have awful bad luck with their friends turning out to be sex pests,Clinton flew with spacey on Epstein’s jet,awful bad luck altogether

[Guest]

Seth Macfarlane called it again

https://youtu.be/M4dHf6jnwaU

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[Guest]

What's your thinking here - that maybe Clinton was a front for a cabal of elite pedos? Is that where your thinking is at?

Nah more that they are just common scumbags with scumbag friends. The Epstein shit is shady and not tinfoil territory btw

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[BennyHiFi]

Seth Macfarlane called it again
https://youtu.be/M4dHf6jnwaU

So did Brendan O'Connor in 2004 who i presume has his nose put out of joint by Mr.S somehow and decided in time-honoured journalistic fashion to use his platform to stick the boot in.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/queer-tale-of-spacey-taking-trip-in-park-26220084.html

Anyone who darkened the door of a pub in Dublin city centre in the late 90s couldn't help but hear stories about Mr.S and his good-time Charlie antics while here filming ODC.

[Guest]

Actually read the Epstein criminal charge sheet back in the day when TheSmokingGun used to post those types of things. He is indeed very much a scumbag. Not sure it reflects much on Clinton though.

Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s Lolita express 26 times,he ditched his secret service protection 5 of those times and flight logs show a number of those times one of Epstein’s suspected underage girl procurers was on board. Epstein’s antics would have been well known in high flying circles.what do you think he was doing on the plane,giving speeches about the NI peace process?

https://www.google.ie/amp/amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/14/bill-clinton-ditched-secret-service-on-multiple-lo/

And yes the Washington Times is a right leaning paper but is considered reliable

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/washington-times/

[Raoul Duke III]

Hole in the Wall bar has rather upped its game. Although reduced boy-child to tears with the spiciness of its chicken wings.

Fine spot on the edge of the Phoenix Park

[dobby]

Got the brother set up with sky today on a good deal thanks to SatNav. At home in bed but never off the clock lol. Ipb delivers again

[Raoul Duke III]

Hole in the Wall bar has rather upped its game. Although reduced boy-child to tears with the spiciness of its chicken wings.

Fine spot on the edge of the Phoenix Park

Spoke too soon. Tried to overcharge us by 25% and took 15 minutes to persuade them of their error. The East European definition of customer service still leaves a lot to be desired.

Reminds me of the infamous occasion when the HHE encountered the worst service in Pardubice.

[dobby]

No sign of Eamo at the airport. Asked about 20 different staff for him and they all looked puzzled. I'd say he's having us on with this airport lark

[Guest]

Spoke too soon. Tried to overcharge us by 25% and took 15 minutes to persuade them of their error. The East European definition of customer service still leaves a lot to be desired.

Reminds me of the infamous occasion when the HHE encountered the worst service in Pardubice.

I don't know how people rave about that Pigeon House place in Clontarf. Had the steak special which was just a pathetic striploin incorrectly cooked with chips and it was €25. Also they seem obsessed with dumping a load of salad on everything.

[Raoul Duke III]

I don't know how people rave about that Pigeon House place in Clontarf. Had the steak special which was just a pathetic striploin incorrectly cooked with chips and it was €25. Also they seem obsessed with dumping a load of salad on everything.

Mrs DIII loves it and has been on multiple occasions. I wouldn't be much of a fan myself.

[SatNav]

Got the brother set up with sky today on a good deal thanks to SatNav. At home in bed but never off the clock lol. Ipb delivers again

Handy sale for me, lying in bed dying with a hangover. Much appreciated

Only had to send an email.

[rounders123]

Hole in the Wall bar has rather upped its game. Although reduced boy-child to tears with the spiciness of its chicken wings.

Fine spot on the edge of the Phoenix Park

I hope you asked them as to the whereabouts of Gilligan!?

[Strewelpeter]

So did Brendan O'Connor in 2004 who i presume has his nose put out of joint by Mr.S somehow and decided in time-honoured journalistic fashion to use his platform to stick the boot in.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-26220084.html .

Thats a fairly nasty piece from O'Connor, I doubt he'd be particularly proud of it now. In fairness to him he seems to have grown up a lot since then.

[Dice75]

Spoke too soon. Tried to overcharge us by 25% and took 15 minutes to persuade them of their error. The East European definition of customer service still leaves a lot to be desired.

Reminds me of the infamous occasion when the HHE encountered the worst service in Pardubice.

Had booked a restaurant for the aul lads 70th on Friday night but when we arrived there was no record. Had been there a few times and had rang on the mobile when making the booking so was able to tell her when it was made and she seemed to know straight away who had taken it.

Anyway place was full so only option was a table at 9.15 so we pottered across to the pub. She insisted on footing the drinks bill even though i said it wasn't that much of an error lol. To be fair we didn't go too mad, just what we would have anyway (bit awkward as you are conscious of it) Total bill €465, food bill paid €186

Did hand her an extra €50 tip into her hand on top of the usual one.

[Wesley Harms]

No sign of Eamo at the airport. Asked about 20 different staff for him and they all looked puzzled. I'd say he's having us on with this airport lark

2014 called they want their joke back

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[ComradeCollie]

I could possibly Google this.

Have you been following Swedish submarine guy who is still denying murder story. 'Ah yeah I did chop up her body, and dump it at sea, But she was already dead like'

[dobby]

2014 called they want their joke back

Hi m8. Any tea?

[rounders123]

Lunch is better for a 70th

[tylerdurden94]

Yo folks, my best mate is getting married this year and I'm his bestman I've seen some bestman stuff posted here over the years, any pointers/tips on writing the speech greatly appreciated.

What's the general etiquette when it comes to the gift seeing as I'm part of the wedding party? I'm gonna get him a nice watch but should there also be something for both?

[NewApproach]

2014 called they want their joke back

Tough audience

[AndyFatBastard]

2014 called they want their joke back

Ah let him make the joke, it's probably his first time on a plane.

[Raoul Duke III]

While Duke III is probably not even your real surname. Is that how a missus Duke would be referred to in practice? I would have thought that even if someone had a 'III' after their surname the wife would not adopt that part of the surname in the massively outdated patriarical practice of adopting the man's name.

I could possibly Google this.

You may be overthinking this one a bit, especially as you have lunched with the lady in question a few times.

I'd like to say that Mrs DIII had taken my name in real life but 12 years in and she still shows no inclination to doing so.

[Guest]

Hole in the Wall bar has rather upped its game. Although reduced boy-child to tears with the spiciness of its chicken wings.

Fine spot on the edge of the Phoenix Park

That’s my local lovely spot other half lives the decent selection of wine.

[eamonhonda]

A Live Trump press conference today would be class

[tylerdurden94]

The indictment stuff is pretty interesting for sure, now they are after Manafort for tax fraud etc will it lead to Trump and shady banking dealings. George Papadopoulos is significant, lets see where it leads and to who else.

[BennyHiFi]

Thats a fairly nasty piece from O'Connor, I doubt he'd be particularly proud of it now. In fairness to him he seems to have grown up a lot since then.

Yes it's hard to know what his motivation was here.

Although Wikipedia says this about him during the same time period of 03/04 (when he was, in fact, approaching his mid-30s)

"O'Connor supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States government.

He wrote frequent articles about the model Katy French, who died on 6 December 2007. French publicly announced her disdain for O'Connor, deeming him a "gutter journalist."[citation needed].

In early 2004, O'Connor enraged some of his colleagues by strongly supporting management during an industrial relations crisis over forced redundancy."

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[eamonhonda]

The indictment stuff is pretty interesting for sure, now they are after Manafort for tax fraud etc will it lead to Trump and shady banking dealings. George Papadopoulos is significant, lets see where it leads and to who else.

[ComradeCollie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX8xE_cqh1M

[darwinatemyhamster]

New Peaky Blinders on BBC, Nov 15th 9pm. This makes me happy.

[Guest]

I clearly wasn't clear!!! I meant that if indeed your surname had a III in it. Such as actually being Raoul Duke III and your wife decided to change her surname to yours upon marriage, would she take the whole surname i.e. Duke III or is the III part dropped when the wife adopts the surname.

To take Donald Trump Jr as an example (I think jr is used for 'son of' while III is used for 'son of son of'). Does his wife become Mrs Trump Jr or just Mrs Trump?

The Jr/III pertains to the first name so the wife is unaffected. e.g. Golfer Davis Love III's wife is just called Robin Love.

[Raoul Duke III]

Yes it's hard to know what his motivation was here.

Although Wikipedia says this about him during the same time period of 03/04 (when he was, in fact, approaching his mid-30s)

"O'Connor supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States government.

He wrote frequent articles about the model Katy French, who died on 6 December 2007. French publicly announced her disdain for O'Connor, deeming him a "gutter journalist."[citation needed].

In early 2004, O'Connor enraged some of his colleagues by strongly supporting management during an industrial relations crisis over forced redundancy."

I think he lives around the IFSC, quite frequently see him walking about. He looks unhealthily cavernous and gaunt.

[dobby]

New Peaky Blinders on BBC, Nov 15th 9pm. This makes me happy.

Tyvm.

[ComradeCollie]

I think he lives around the IFSC, quite frequently see him walking about. He looks unhealthily cavernous and gaunt.

Huge gaff on Merrion road the last time I've delivered stuff to him.