

P-Jae
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More u-turns than Keir Starmer 😂😂😂


Paul Scholes speaking on @WeAreTheOverlap about Van Dijk being in an all-time Premier League XI: “Van Dijk’s only done it at top level for the last four or five years.” “He hasn’t been world class the last two years. He’s dropped off a bit though.”

The Greens are happy to legalise heroin and crack, but now we learn they think an afternoon pint is a step too far. Make it make sense.


For other marathoning nerds – Maurten shared Jacob Kiplimo's fueling strategy for his 2:00:28 at the London Marathon (No. 3 all-time and also under the previous world record) with me and I think it's a little different. Jacob Kiplimo's fueling protocol 6:00 a.m. — Bread (small breakfast) 7:00 a.m. — Bicarb System 15 Pre-race — Drink Mix 320 In-race plan 5K — 240ml Drink Mix 320 10K — 230ml Drink Mix 320 15K — 220ml Drink Mix 320 20K — 200ml Drink Mix 320 25K — Water + Gel Caf 100 30K — 180ml Drink Mix 320 35K — 170ml Drink Mix 320 40K — 150ml Drink Mix 320 If I'm reading these right... Sawe front-loads with a fixed 160ml of Drink Mix 320 at every station from 5K through 40K. (Plus a Gel 100 Caf 100 added at 20K on top of his regular drink) vs. Kiplimo starts higher (240ml at 5K) and carefully tapers his volume down across the race: 240, 230, 220, 200, then a full break from carbs at 25K where he takes water and a caffeine gel only, before resuming with 180, 170, and 150ml to close. His total volume per station is actually higher early on, but he's taking in less and less as the race gets harder. The other notable difference is the bicarb. Sawe takes Bicarb System 12. Kiplimo takes Bicarb System 15. What's fascinating is how dialed this is for an athlete who's also racing, covering moves and responding to surges while running so fast. As Zouhair Talbi (who ran 2:03 at Boston last week) told me, many of these Kenyan runners don't tend to nurse fluids that deliberately. So the next step would be to watch back the tape and see how much he's actually guzzling early and if this is just the target, or if he's hitting these numbers exactly. Wish someone were able to collect all the bottles and then also see/share how much was actually consumed.










Jordan Henderson. We miss him so badly right now. His leadership, his voice out on that pitch is missed badly. We need someone upholding standards on the pitch. Hendo was the best at it 🐐