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Russell Greaves

@RussGreaves

Sports journalist. Author of #CamUTD books @CamUtd_Greatest

Katılım Nisan 2011
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@StaggerUnwinds @Jamesmolesruns They distorted the already less than perfect handicap system as well, especially as that has a built-in recency bias and it's quite easy to keep stacking half-decent parkrun efforts among a field where not everyone is racing.
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Bob Sacamano@StaggerUnwinds·
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@Jamesmolesruns @StaggerUnwinds to be fair, they don't go down as a 5k. You can't set an official 5k PB in a parkrun, whether it's accurately measured or not. The bigger issues would be mixed messages about what parkrun is, and timing inaccuracies. No chip times, no qualified timing officials.
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@TomasKnedlik @kineticquant @DavidDack Do find it annoying that running is the one sport where it seems ‘okay’ to redefine the activity itself. Running is a clearly defined thing - both feet must be off the ground at some point in each stride or you’re simply not running! Some ‘slow runners’ are in fact walkers.
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Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@TomasKnedlik @kineticquant @DavidDack Agreed. I would find it patronising if someone said the weights I can lift are “impressive” and put me on the same level as someone who trains lifting heavy weights. It’s okay to recognise there are levels in all things, and while some are objectively impressive, others are not.
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David Dack
David Dack@DavidDack·
Running a sub-20 5K is impressive. Running a 50-minute 5K is impressive. Running a sub-40 10K is impressive. Running a 90-minute 10K is impressive. Running a sub-2:30 marathon is impressive. Running a 6:30 marathon is impressive. Being a hater isn’t impressive. #running
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Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@kineticquant @TomasKnedlik @DavidDack Of course, if it was once beyond a person who then achieves it, and they feel impressed, they should enjoy that feeling. But if doesn't redefine what is objectively impressive. I'm happy to bicep curl a very modest weight, but it's not impressive, even if it's 'good for me'
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@kineticquant @TomasKnedlik @DavidDack The fact that a percentage of the population are too unfit to walk a mile does not make walking a mile an impressive feat. I understand the element of subjectivity, but it's useful to have objective measures. Walking one mile is not objectively impressive.
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@kineticquant @TomasKnedlik @DavidDack Where are we drawing the line here? Is a 20-minute mile ‘impressive’? I think we can be inclusive and non-hateful without describing fairly basic physical undertakings as ‘impressive’. Describing vastly different levels of athletic performance as basically the same is not helpful
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Mike M
Mike M@kineticquant·
@TomasKnedlik @DavidDack Most people can’t run a mile. Even walking a 5k, most people can do that but just won’t. So walking it is still impressive comparative to the vast majority. To anyone athletic it’s a joke but baselining for the rest of society is important for people getting started.
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Russell Greaves
Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
@runningjo10k I thought more people would be talking about this. It's going to have caught a few out. Some people may have jogged a marathon just for the experience (or even just had a bad day) but nailed a HM and thought they had it in the bag, only to be told it's now not valid!
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Jo Wilkinson
Jo Wilkinson@runningjo10k·
Maybe I missed this.. But I know I am not the only one who did. London Marathon Championship applications open next week. But HM times no longer applicable unless you have NEVER (printed in bold just in case you miss it!) run a marathon before….
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Cambridge United FC
Cambridge United FC@CambridgeUtdFC·
Outstanding.
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Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
Cambridge half marathon is popular then 🤯
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Sheffield Wednesday@swfc·
Outstanding service throughout 14 years at Hillsborough 👏 Thank you, Thommo 💙
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Russell Greaves@RussGreaves·
Awesome experience at the Edinburgh Marathon. Delighted with a top-10 finish and can’t grumble at the time in tough conditions. London 2026 here we come 🐢
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Cambridge United’s Greatest Moments
Cambridge United’s Greatest Moments@CamUTD_Greatest·
Over 600 copies sold prior to this discount offer, meaning combined sales with 100 Things I Love About Cambridge United exceed 1500. I long since lost track of how many copies of Memorable Matches we shifted but there must be over 2,000 of my books out in the wild/gathering dust
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Cambridge United’s Greatest Moments@CamUTD_Greatest

New club shop, new price for the book! Copies of Cambridge United’s Greatest Moments will be available for just £9.99.

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