Olympic events your kids will excel at.......
Olympic events your kids will excel at.......
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vetteheadracer

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8,273 posts

282 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Given that most of us will be too old to compete at the 2012 Olympics, which olympic events will you be encouraging your kids to train for?

yertis

19,712 posts

295 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Is their an Olympic discipline for arguing?

diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Mine are quite good at dressing up as fairies or princesses...

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

277 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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diddyman said:
Mine are quite good at dressing up as fairies or princesses...
Nice boys are they?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Shovelling jelly for England.

Jinx

12,019 posts

289 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Swimming

diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Balmoral Green said:

diddyman said:
Mine are quite good at dressing up as fairies or princesses...

Nice boys are they?

Steady now!!!! (They're called Dirk & Rocky)

blindswelledrat

25,257 posts

261 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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If there is an olympic event for flat, unnegotiable refusal (regardless of whether the instruction is understood) then my 20 month girl will get gold without a doubt.

wanty1974

3,704 posts

277 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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My oldest (Niclas - aged nearly 6) is just about to start lessons in Gymnastics, as he really likes what he does in school. Is 12 too young for Olympic gymnasts?

Failing that, he's been playing snooker since he was 2 and is almost as good as me!

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Jinx said:
Swimming



humbug you beat me to it!

BliarOut

72,863 posts

268 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.

cotty

42,226 posts

313 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Dont know about kids but my girlfreind can talk for England

TheGroover

1,044 posts

304 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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BliarOut said:
Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.

WR in what? pretty impressive whatever it is.

diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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BliarOut said:
Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.

10% below what WR?

greenlandy

1,635 posts

260 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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cotty said:
Dont know about kids but my girlfreind can talk for England


Thats all women!




Grabs helmet runs for cover

BliarOut

72,863 posts

268 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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diddyman said:

BliarOut said:
Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.


10% below what WR?


Sorry, 100 Metres. All the trainers keep muttering in hushed tones about it. He's very very fast indeed.

diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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BliarOut said:

diddyman said:


BliarOut said:
Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.



10% below what WR?



Sorry, 100 Metres. All the trainers keep muttering in hushed tones about it. He's very very fast indeed.

So what time is he running it in at the moment?

(I had a Commonwealth Games qualifying distance for the javelin at age 17, now, I doubt I could throw it out the door!)

Pulsatingstar

1,719 posts

277 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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10% I would presume is going to be over a second, which seems a lot in 100m having no idea about the age ranges? If you were 10% off in the adult race you wouldnt be close (though much faster than id ever manage).

greenlandy

1,635 posts

260 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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BliarOut said:

diddyman said:


BliarOut said:
Mine will be too young, but the GF's son is only about 10% below the WR at the age of fifteen... I have no doubt he will be there if he remains interested.



10% below what WR?



Sorry, 100 Metres. All the trainers keep muttering in hushed tones about it. He's very very fast indeed.

Is that running/swimming or when he has your keys Rob?

BliarOut

72,863 posts

268 months

Wednesday 6th July 2005
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Yup, he is about a second off at the moment. He only turned fifteen a little while ago and now has to race up to age seventeen. He's won every race so far this year.

He spends all winter crouched over a PC on MSN, then come the spring he just scratches his arse, puts his shorts on and starts running again. This is the first year he has actually trained properly. He is just naturally a fast runner.

I'll find out his times later on if I remember.