Athletic Support. The Uncle Monty of Track & Field.

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Normally I'd say vote Josh or Alison but you really can't get past Sebastian this year.
Nominees for World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year Award: ​🇱🇰 Rumesh Pathirage – Javelin ​🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe – Marathon ​🇺🇸 Ja'Kobe Tharp – 110mH ​🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek – 100m/200m ​🇧🇼 Collen Kebinatshipi – 400m ​🇸🇪 Mondo Duplantis – Pole Vault ​🇸🇮 Kristjan Čeh – Discus Throw ​🇧🇷 Alison dos Santos – 400mH ​🇮🇹 Andy Díaz Hernández – Triple Jump ​🇬🇧 Josh Kerr – 1500m/Mile Who is your winner?
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Thanks AW. Several athletes are going to have to get close to or break the UK record if they want to get their wontons on in Beijing next year.
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I could tweet eloquently and poignantly about the state of the world but given that's a manure fire on a dairy farm, I'd rather quote dick jokes.
Replying to @IanTnf
Any guesses which part of that QI tweet awakened Ian from hibernation?
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Sounds like a cracking night in to me.
Cock ale was a popular drink in the 17th and 18th centuries, combining the flavours of beer and chicken soup. The recipe called for ‘ten gallons of ale and a large cock, the older the better’.
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When you read the replies to that story about the footballer and you realise they don't believe men either.
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Ian Sharpes retweeted
🚨NEW POD!!🚨 The athletics season isn’t officially over until we’ve wrapped it up! 🤩 Hear our thoughts on the Ultimate Champs, including from Dave, our man on the ground in Budapest. Plus, Athlos chat & World Road Champs round up! open.spotify.com/episode/2Rm…
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Happy Birthday @KatharineMerry

ALT music video birthday GIF by Katy Perry

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Which 3rd wave running brand is going to bring back singlets with plunging neckline and spaghetti straps?
Montreal 1976, marathon, Jerome Drayton (Can)
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Andreas Almgren wins the Copenhagen half marathon in a record time for a European over the distance! 🥇
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When you’ve gotta race an 800m at 9pm and film Spy Kids 4 at 9:05p
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Lady Gaga does the 800.
👀 Keely Hodgkinson has a NEW Nike speed suit. The Olympic champion and Nike spent six months developing a one-of-one kit specifically for her 800m. ▪️ Full-length, hooded + open-backed ▪️ 3D-printed aerodynamic vortex generators ▪️ Custom fit built around her stride ▪️ Openings for her sunglasses + ponytail She’ll debut it tonight in London for her final race of 2026. Read more here: citiusmag.com/articles/keely…
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Ian Sharpes retweeted
OUT NOW: In the latest episode of The Inside Track podcast, @EilidhDoyle and I look back on the World Ultimate Athletics Champs, plus the other Scots who’ve been in action in the past few weeks. And we give our take on the Sydney Sweeney controversy 😏 buzzsprout.com/2234779/episo…
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Select all squares with traffic lights @athlos
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See you TOMORROW. Be there early, London!
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It is about time Africa hosted a major champs.
Meet our next host cities for the World Championships ‼️ Nairobi and Munich have been selected to host the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships, respectively, following one of the strongest bidding processes in the history of the sport’s flagship event. Read more in the press release 🔗 bit.ly/4hvvCdR #WorldAthleticsChamps
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Fuck it. I'm getting an end of season celebratory chippy tea.
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I was questioning why they were finishing with the 200 but they definitely put on a show!
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🥈 Charlotte Henrich on anchor 🔥🔥🔥
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Seriously, only Gimbo can command an entire stadium.
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