Team GB at Olympics

[NigelJK]

BTW I've done a tri as well.

I'm guessing FLC isn't reading this thread.

[VectraMan]

Predictable for the Brit loathing liberals to sneer at Britains achievements. At least Darntwat & Sueellen managed to bring themselves to acknowledge UK's success. As for the pathetic miserabalist comment about the NHS if we all wanted to live miserable lives then fine.

Feel better now? I'm guessing you haven't had a good "self loathing" post for a couple of weeks.

Every 12 year old girl doesn't get to meet Bradley Wiggins, and most don't have an older sister who's a professional cyclist or get born to parents that push them into that environment either. And few people have the genetic makeup required to be a Usain Bolt no matter how hard they try. None of this means it isn't an achievement for those that do but to suggest everybody could do it is nonsense. For one thing if you haven't been training since you were 3 it's probably already too late to become a professional sportsperson.

And to my mind something containing a considerable amount of skill as well as fitness is more impressive.

Of course to the über right nationalist CUK faction this amounts to insulting the realm.

[shaunbhoy]

And few people have the genetic makeup required to be a Usain Bolt no matter how hard they try. None of this means it isn't an achievement for those that do but to suggest everybody could do it is nonsense.

Nice quote. Problem being, it slightly contradicts your previous post, the thrust of which is shown below. Now which is it? Do try and make your mind up.

Running, cycling, rowing - so what? Winning just means you've trained more than everybody else. Not really an achievement.

[FatLazyContractor]

I'm guessing FLC isn't reading this thread.

My last triathlon with NLyUK, AndyW's mum and Bee lasted three hours

[barrydidit]

Here's a bunch of kids with Alister Brownlee at aforementioned fell run. The organisers do an excellent job with the kids year after year just because they want to. It can't harm those kids to know they're following the same path an olympic champion cut his teeth on, might just plant a seed in their minds...

[shaunbhoy]

My last triathlon with NLyUK, AndyW's mum and Bee lasted three hours

Did they lock you out for 2 hours 59 minutes?

[eek]

My last triathlon with NLyUK, AndyW's mum and Bee lasted three hours

And then you woke up...

[CretinWatcher]

I helped him carry his argument through and concluded that the totem of the NHS was to be used as the weapon of manipulation for totalitarianism.

Feck me. And your parents wasted thousands on a private school education. They must be gutted.

[WTFH]

My last triathlon with NLyUK, AndyW's mum and Bee lasted three hours

Was that not a "Try it on"?

[LondonManc]

Was that not a "Try it on"?

They could all run quicker than FLC. He gave up after 3 hours. It would have been 3 minutes if he could run quicker than them.