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European Championships 2022

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Ocelot Spleens Aug 2022 9:15pm, 18 Aug 2022 34,507 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Yes. Very well run to pace it to get the gap to Can back without going too hard.
Ocelot Spleens Aug 2022 9:19pm, 18 Aug 2022 34,508 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Big finish by O'Dowda in the 800....
Sharkie Aug 2022 10:52pm, 18 Aug 2022 20,195 posts	0 Sharkie Nice jump under pressure from Jaz Sawyers, delighted for her - and for Klosterhalfen, who has been around for ages. But then so has Eilish. Great camaraderie between the women's long jump medalists - not as common as that between high jumpers and vaulters.
SPR Aug 2022 10:57pm, 18 Aug 2022 37,994 posts	0 SPR Klosterhalfen is only 25, she just started young. Notice McColgan wasn't 100% committing to the marathon. I must say I was surprised she doubled at all three champs with that as the plan.
SPR Aug 2022 7:50am, 19 Aug 2022 37,995 posts	0 SPR McColgan blog on menstruation bbc.co.uk
poppyH Aug 2022 7:59am, 19 Aug 2022 1,672 posts	0 poppyH That is an excellent piece.
stilldreaming Aug 2022 8:33am, 19 Aug 2022 1,003 posts	0 stilldreaming 'Considering almost half the population menstruate every month, it seems odd to me that it's still such a taboo subject in 2022.' Bit of an exaggeration there, I think? Still, good to raise how periods can affect some people.
larkim Aug 2022 8:39am, 19 Aug 2022 18,721 posts	0 larkim Excellently well written piece. Definitely a subject we should be able to be much more open about it. Even Dina last night "girl things" I think was the phrase; not a criticism of her, but we should be abe to be confident in saying on prime time TV "I got cramps because of my period cycle" (what is the best phrase that women would like to be used that avoids euphemism?). We don't read between the lines when they say they've torn a hamstring, or had a vomiting bug etc.
SPR Aug 2022 9:00am, 19 Aug 2022 37,996 posts	0 SPR Excellently well written piece. Definitely a subject we should be able to be much more open about it. Even Dina last night "girl things" I think was the phrase; not a criticism of her, but we should be abe to be confident in saying on prime time TV "I got cramps because of my period cycle" (what is the best phrase that women would like to be used that avoids euphemism?). We don't read between the lines when they say they've torn a hamstring, or had a vomiting bug etc. Agree with this, Dina herself seemed subconsciously embarrassed to mention it (the phrase was "girl's stuff"). She obviously knows it isn't based on what she said after, but the initial response was social conditioning IMO
larkim Aug 2022 9:05am, 19 Aug 2022 18,722 posts	0 larkim Good phrase, social conditioning. Living in a household with my wife and three (sometimes four) boys, we've not really managed to get our boys to have an easy vernacular about periods etc; my wife doesn't mention it to them wrt to herself (just no need to, not an intent to keep it a secret though) so maybe in houses with more mixed populations it's a much more common conversation to have, but I suspect there's still a lot of social conditioning to not discuss these things over the kitchen table, when really they should be really easy, relaxed, common conversations.