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SPR
SPR
Dec 2016
6:29pm, 11 Dec 2016
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Cram was banging so much he started talking about some having similar names, lol.

I think he has a point though. Runners shouldn't be bought. Maybe some sort of residency rule?

In regards to world XC, I don't mind how many 'Kenyans' compete, in fact I wouldn't mind if the rules allowed countries that had a lot of world class runners to select a few extra runners. It always feel odd that really food runners miss out by accident of birth place while others not as good get in via the same accident of birth place.
Huntsman
Huntsman
Dec 2016
6:29pm, 11 Dec 2016
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Huntsman
Ah, missed this today. On catch up I hope.
SPR
SPR
Dec 2016
6:32pm, 11 Dec 2016
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SPR
The highlights show should be, live was red button so not sure about that.
swittlebelonelythischristmas
swittlebelonelythischristmas
Dec 2016
7:18pm, 11 Dec 2016
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swittlebelonelythischristmas
bbc.co.uk
runnerbean
runnerbean
Dec 2016
11:56am, 24 Dec 2016
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runnerbean
Bought the Athletics Weekly review of the year this morning. It's great and has some brilliant photos in it.
SPR
SPR
Jan 2017
10:41pm, 4 Jan 2017
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SPR
Laura Muir makes a great start to the season: m.bbc.co.uk
SPR
SPR
Jan 2017
1:01pm, 7 Jan 2017
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SPR
Edinburgh XC on in 15 mins.

... For those who aren't doing XC themselves 😉
postieboy
postieboy
Jan 2017
5:32pm, 9 Jan 2017
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I see Eluid Kipchoge isn't defending his VLM title because he's focussing on a potential sub 2 hour attempt before the year is out. I've read about sub 2 being possible given perfect conditions, in this case a presumably scientifically controlled environment, I never thought it would be attempted like this until now. citizentv.co.ke
Chrisull
Chrisull
Jan 2017
5:39pm, 9 Jan 2017
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Ooh Ross Tucker is scathing about it. He insists it is pretty much a cheat (sounds like it is), and will either use downhill course or specially adapted shoes.

sportsscientists.com
SM6
SM6
Jan 2017
5:44pm, 9 Jan 2017
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SM6
I'm sure I read somewhere that the plan was to run on a non-WR eligible course, so I'm assume somewhere with a steady, but overall massive drop from start to finish. And if you get the right day, maybe a big following wind will help the cause.

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