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Your favourite sport to play or watch?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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My favourites to do are Road Cycling, Boxing (not full on obviously but as part of gym training - great for arm toning) and swimming - need to do that more often.
Watching - most sports , with age I seem to have got into more and more. Favourites I guess - football, rugby and cycling. But I'll watch most, apart from golf.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Watching rugby league by far the best oriper contact sport. Played footy rugby etc over years was a boxer not the greatest but was county standard.
Running my fave to do now done various marathons etc even in a race with mo farah.
Least favourite to watch test match cricket I mean how shite is that. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Taking part, triathlon. Iron Distance or more - ironman number 32 in 10 days time.
Watching.. F1, footy, rugby, "
Wow , Ironman really is hard going. I have a couple of friends that do them. Good luck for 10 days time ! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I don't really enjoy watching any.
I loved to play rounders at school though "
It's rounders season again ! We get a few of us together at work and attempt to play one evening during summer. It usually ends at the pub. |
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By *eKoopleCouple
over a year ago
Germany / Manchester |
We're both into staying fit so respectively we participate in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu, gym work and trail running in the winter, it'll be mountaineering.
To watch: F1, MMA, NBA, NFL and sometimes the golf, in fact most sports when we get time to sit down. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Eventing for both, though I swim a fair bit too now. Not really into watching, I'm more of a doer...  "
I've always fancied going to watch Badminton Horse Trials. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Watching rugby league by far the best oriper contact sport. Played footy rugby etc over years was a boxer not the greatest but was county standard.
Running my fave to do now done various marathons etc even in a race with mo farah.
Least favourite to watch test match cricket I mean how shite is that."
I'm always in awe of anyone who can run a full marathon !
Cricket is very popular where I live as a participation sport for both youngsters and adults . Lots of lovely cricket pavilions for cream teas too. |
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"Eventing for both, though I swim a fair bit too now. Not really into watching, I'm more of a doer...
I've always fancied going to watch Badminton Horse Trials. "
Yes it looked a much better course this year, I meant to come down again for it but got distracted ... |
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By *educedWoman
over a year ago
Birmingham |
I love playing netball. Unfortunately, it's probably my last season at the level I currently play. I am getting too old and decrepit to keep up with the 18 year olds bouncing around the court without breaking a sweat. Plus ankle is buggered now. So I am joining a senior team and gonna play lower down the divisions. Bit gutted really. 
I love to watch cricket. Blokes in their cricket whites is so effing sexy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Love watching rugby, tennis, volleyball, gymnastics, ice skating.
I like alternative sports, so diving, wake boarding, most things water based. Really want to learn to kite surf this summer. That's this years' target. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Due to injury my glittering football career was ended early, so I probably mostly enjoy golf these days to play.
In terms of watching, I will watch most things, but enjoy it when there are 2 evenly matched contestants. For example Swindon Sheffield Utd the other night probably cannot be beaten for pure drama and excitement. All 3 final games in the last 6 nations with 3 teams going for the title was amazing. Some of the epic battles between Federer and Nadal have been awe inspiring. The 2005 Ashes series was entralling. Super Saturday in the Olympic stadium is something that brought tears to my eyes.
Great competition, in whatever sport is simply brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Watching rugby league by far the best oriper contact sport. Played footy rugby etc over years was a boxer not the greatest but was county standard.
Running my fave to do now done various marathons etc even in a race with mo farah.
Least favourite to watch test match cricket I mean how shite is that.
I'm always in awe of anyone who can run a full marathon !
Cricket is very popular where I live as a participation sport for both youngsters and adults . Lots of lovely cricket pavilions for cream teas too. "
Was only 60 mins behind mo farah in great morth run lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Swimming too. It's the only sport I've ever been any good at and I find it really relaxing. Love to watch it too, probably because it's not on the tv much so has novelty value. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
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To watch: F1, MMA, NBA, NFL and sometimes the golf, in fact most sports when we get time to sit down. "
NFL is good.... but there is a reason when the NFL doesn't play saturdays.... and thats college football... way for passionate and a better viewing experience (and in the south and the midwest.. higher attendance)
I love watching playoff sport... playoff nfl, nba and especially NHL hockey is just something else!!!
MMA is cool... F1 is cool (nothing beats the last 100 miles of the indy 500 though!) |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"College Ball is awesome I'm off to Penn state next September to watch the college game 100,000 fans, beer, BBq amazing! "
i'll lay off the "pedo state" jokes....
seriously thought, "happy valley" for a night game would look awesome.... I'm a michigan state alum so I get back to (B)East Lansing for games as and when i can.... |
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Used to love playing football, rugby, cricket, hockey, athletics, badminton, basketball, table tennis.
Now I like watching the above, with F1, superbikes, rallying & the TT races
Always liked playing darts, but don't bother watching it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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To do - rock-climbing (although I don't really think of it as a sport, as for me there's no competitive element, or at least not beyond wanting not to be beaten by my mates), also road cycling and skiing (although I don't race, in either).
To watch, football, climbing (but see above), alpine skiing and especially road cycling. I get quite obsessive about watching the Tour de France on telly each summer... it's such a brilliant event, all of the excitement of an entire sporting season condensed into three weeks, with high drama every single day. The tactical battles, plots and sub-plots and of course the incredible performance levels make it an absolutely fascinating spectacle. |
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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago
MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire) |
Sports - take part in things like tough mudder, spartan, and other mud obstacle races. Also a bit of a les mills fan in classes at the gym, and do a lot of gym work too.
Watching - footy! Current fella trying to explain rugby to me. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"To do - rock-climbing (although I don't really think of it as a sport, as for me there's no competitive element, or at least not beyond wanting not to be beaten by my mates), also road cycling and skiing (although I don't race, in either).
To watch, football, climbing (but see above), alpine skiing and especially road cycling. I get quite obsessive about watching the Tour de France on telly each summer... it's such a brilliant event, all of the excitement of an entire sporting season condensed into three weeks, with high drama every single day. The tactical battles, plots and sub-plots and of course the incredible performance levels make it an absolutely fascinating spectacle."
I agree , I love watching the Tour. Although i didn't enjoy last years as much as previous years. I have been over to watch it once. Really should do it again. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Sports - take part in things like tough mudder, spartan, and other mud obstacle races. Also a bit of a les mills fan in classes at the gym, and do a lot of gym work too.
Watching - footy! Current fella trying to explain rugby to me."
They have a brilliant mud runner fairly near to me. I'd hurt my shoulder when I was supposed to do it. It's great as most people just do it to challenge themselves and compete as teams.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"To do - rock-climbing (although I don't really think of it as a sport, as for me there's no competitive element, or at least not beyond wanting not to be beaten by my mates), also road cycling and skiing (although I don't race, in either).
To watch, football, climbing (but see above), alpine skiing and especially road cycling. I get quite obsessive about watching the Tour de France on telly each summer... it's such a brilliant event, all of the excitement of an entire sporting season condensed into three weeks, with high drama every single day. The tactical battles, plots and sub-plots and of course the incredible performance levels make it an absolutely fascinating spectacle.
I agree , I love watching the Tour. Although i didn't enjoy last years as much as previous years. I have been over to watch it once. Really should do it again. "
Hard to match Wiggo's year of glory in 2012, but last year's days in Yorkshire were brilliant |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Taking part, triathlon. Iron Distance or more - ironman number 32 in 10 days time.
Watching.. F1, footy, rugby,
Wow , Ironman really is hard going. I have a couple of friends that do them. Good luck for 10 days time ! "
Thanks! All packed and ready to go.
Ive also done Double Ironmans , a quintuple iron (5 in 5 days) and was mad enough to take on and finish a deca iron (10 in 10)
Good for stamina. Not good for wallets! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Love watching and doing snowboarding - love watching anything "X" Games and of course the usual Football and Rugby. I guess the only sport i play is swimming - and that's pretty rubbish to watch. |
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