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**Crankin** · 10-23-2011, 04:40 AM

My calves are still hurting me and now all of my "injury prone" parts are acting up. Not making me want to go out on a long ride.
Ugh. Sometimes I think it's not worth being fit

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Got the compression things on my calves again, stretching, and hoping my back feels better, too. Thinking I feel like a massage.

**crazycanuck** · 10-23-2011, 04:47 AM

Holy Sheep batman that was a Rugby World Cup final to be remembered...

*phew* We had a hard time watching the last 10min...but in the end NZ won

YAY!!!

**OakLeaf** · 10-23-2011, 05:15 AM

Well as long as we're on sports, RIP Marco Simoncelli. That's the most shocking news I've woken up to in a long time, and I'm just reeling.

ETA: and just in case anyone might mistake it, obviously I understand that Sico's death is inconsequential in the scale of the world. I meant shocking in terms of the combination of sudden, unexpected, happening in a horrific manner, and directly impacting people a few of whom I know personally and many of whom I've at least spoken to or been in the same room with, in a sport I follow and enjoy.

**KnottedYet** · 10-23-2011, 07:44 AM

Info for anyone who may not know who Marco Simoncelli is: http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/...21243108923484

**Trek420** · 10-23-2011, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Holy Sheep batman that was a Rugby World Cup final to be remembered...

*phew* We had a hard time watching the last 10min...but in the end NZ won

YAY!!!

I saw the start ... and the end. I can't find film of the haka at this game yet but boy howdy if I was the opponent and saw this I'd run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUSoJ...eature=related

**Catrin** · 10-23-2011, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Trek420

I saw the start ... and the end. I can't find film of the haka at this game yet but boy howdy if I was the opponent and saw this I'd run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUSoJ...eature=related

WOW, that was pure testosterone! So did they win? I also note the lack of padding and protective armor, I don't know anything about Rugby but I am quite sure I would be running with you!

**Trek420** · 10-23-2011, 05:50 PM

Right; no padding, gloves or helmets, none of this run for 5 seconds and go to the sidelines to suck oxygen, no "the defense looks tired but they've been out there nearly the whole quarter", no half time break that I could see ...

And the women's team:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDmJh...eature=related

**Owlie** · 10-23-2011, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Trek420

Right; no padding, gloves or helmets, none of this run for 5 seconds and go to the sidelines to suck oxygen, no "the defense looks tired but they've been out there nearly the whole quarter", no half time break that I could see ...

And the women's team:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDmJh...eature=related

LOL! My father likes to say that American football is like rugby for nancies.

**crazycanuck** · 10-23-2011, 06:57 PM

The US has a rugby team & was represented at this year's event & in the same pool as Australia & Ireland...http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

Yes, NZ won

...barely but they won!!! I had two very frightened gents watching it with me & I didn't want to have to console them..again!!!

Actually, some of the rugby players do wear a bit of padding but not much!!! It's a hard man's sport & there's a reason many of the players don't really have much of a neck..

Another cool thing..the Silver Ferns(NZ women's netball team) beat the Australians last night!!! http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news...ectid=10761227

**Pax** · 10-23-2011, 11:57 PM

I played rugby in college, great sport!

**solobiker** · 10-24-2011, 02:00 PM

My friend broke his hip a few years ago playing Rugby. He is only 41 years old. Yikes

**Pax** · 10-24-2011, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by solobiker

My friend broke his hip a few years ago playing Rugby. He is only 41 years old. Yikes

I got invited to the Old Girls tournament, where alums play the current team. Went to watch and got asked if I wanted to play, looked at the girl who asked and busted out laughing "honey, I'm 51 years old, you gals would break me in half in the first scrum".

**Pax** · 10-26-2011, 06:35 AM

My honey accepted a job offer this morning!!!!!!

This means NO MOVE, we get to stay in our cute little affordable house, I don't have to hunt for a new job someplace else, and we have as much financial security as anyone could ask for. I'm so relieved I could cry.

**indysteel** · 10-26-2011, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by Pax

My honey accepted a job offer this morning!!!!!!

This means NO MOVE, we get to stay in our cute little affordable house, I don't have to hunt for a new job someplace else, and we have as much financial security as anyone could ask for. I'm so relieved I could cry.

That's awesome, Pax! Congrats to both of you!!!

**jobob** · 10-26-2011, 07:00 AM

Excellent news Pax!

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