Dunno what time it is in the Americas but if you have a PS4 and Rocket League, us UKians will likely be on in about an hour! Time to settle the score, once and for all.
Disclaimer: this does not include soccer balls or any soccer-like activity. That is not Cristiano Ronaldo in a Stormtrooper costume. Tie-Fighters are not soccer balls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTmYMpJcwyI
Not going to lie, I ended up watching the women championship game also. I might slowly come around to this sports, it's actually faster to watch than a basketball game even though it's twice as long. Although, there was a lot of alcohol and bacon burgers involved I could be wrong about everything I wrote.
fun fact. women's soccer is mostly only an American thing. not much different than the nfl. the rest of the world doesn't pay much attention to it even though they have their own teams. the American viewership of this last women's championship game was the highest in soccer's (men and women's soccer) history here. America has more registered women players than the rest of the world combined. I'm not sure how accurate this is, maybe our European members could chime in, but I think Europe views women's soccer the same way as we view the wnba. but I'm willing to bet it's even worse than that.
Time for my goodbye/farewell thread. Went in with friends on a groupon for a crossfit/mud run. Thought it was going to be like Wipeout tv, but it looks pretty serious and geared toward athletes. I estimate low chance of survival today... I didn't buy any of the recommended gear or clothing.
I've always enjoyed playing soccer but never liked watching it. I love watching football on TV but never enjoyed playing it or watching it live. I don't like playing baseball or watching it on TV but I like watching it live while I eat hot dogs and drink beer in the stands. You know if you replace the spinach with the cocaine that cartoon starts to make a lot more sense.
He'll be fine. I reckon he'll feign an ankle injury and wait his friends out at an all-you-can-eat rib place. They'll find him passed out face down in some smokey BBQ sauce at the end of the day.
I came within 20 miles of Exeter today. Felt my brain start to melt, luckily I didn't have yo get any closer!
Similar, this was was the Spartan. This race was a climb up and down a mountain across a 5 mile trail with 23 obstacles. To make it worse it was 92F and fairly humid due to earlier rain, and we had a noon start time. Just to get into the starting line you have to climb a 6 foot wall, so I knew I was going to be hurting. It took me 6.5 hours to 'finish' but skipped A LOT so officially got a DNF. I will say I've never been so mentally and physically broken down. I was basically bed ridden Sunday and Monday, and somehow caught a cold on top of it all. Of the 5 of us, 1 no-show, 1 quit within a half mile, I resorted to sight-seeing, and 2 actually finished it correctly. Here is a video from one of the elite athletes in the morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UixhZw-JGgo
Was it up in the Poconos? I see a ski lift. I would have done one obstacle and been like yeah this is pretty gay, I'll just watch you guys do it. Unless North Korean soldiers are yelling at you and trying to stab you with bayonettes, I'm not sure why you'd want to go on a "death march." Also, why go over obstacles when you can just go around them?
You generally start training for these for a while before the event. Were you able to? Or did you literally just dive in?
It's blue mountain on the outskirts of the LV... And no I didn't give this the respect it deserved. I thought it was some Disney-esq sell you a feel good 'spartan' event. But it was most definitely 100% legit. I was also making sarcastic comments about smart spartans going around obstacles. But you very quickly learn conserving energy is the better idea. Luckily I wore swim shorts and a polyester shirt. The guy that quit had a cotton tee + khakis, once the mud, sweat, and tears soaked in it was game over. Surprisingly I found the obstacles easier than the cardio. The initial 'death march' out the gate and I needed a 20 min break and my entire 2L water reserve. The mountain climb was sometimes a 40 degree slope and brutal. I couldn't make the final slope to the top... my quads were giving out and bringing me to my knees. I cut horizontal off the course and re-joined on the down track! But you wear a chip so they could tell, hence the DNF. I hated every minute of it at the time, but it was actually an good experience. I think I'd do it again after some training and more appropriate attire.
Is Donald Trump the greatest troll of all time? Certainly has be one of the most hilarious candidates ever.