Ben Meir

Triathlete supported by Reap Bikes and Huub Design. Studying at Loughborough University.

[Ben Meir @BenMeir_1]

@drderekthomson Hi Derek, are you withholding exam marks from students as part of your industrial action?

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@Apple @tim_cook why can’t we flag iMessages as reminders yet?

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@JonnyDWale Going to bed at 9 and waking up at 5 would be a real inconvenience to the extensive social lives we lead

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Don’t get me wrong, I have a new found appreciation for swimming, but a 5:30am start still feels like a complete and utter violation

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Percy pigs are just wildly overrated

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Things you love to see

[Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team @soudalquickstep]

This is what pure joy looks like!
Photo: @GettySport

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow I was thinking more pace line with reduced draft zone but the A athlete doesn’t pull a turn, I’d like to see that. But yeah 2:25 is nuts

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow You’re probably right, a friend of mine sent this to me earlier coincidentally, quite shocking. I’d be disappointed if it was a “peloton” but a “supportive pace line” I think would work well.

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow It’s been out like 2/3 days hasn’t it? Lots of people probably haven’t even heard about it yet, I’m sure the format will be explained in the lead up just as it was with the braking 2 event

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow No you joked when we had a similar discussion about Nikes shoes 😂 I just don’t see how this is at all damaging for the sport other than winding up some people on Twitter? I’m not going to sit and go “wow, someone did an Ironman in less than 7 hours” it’s just a bit of fun???

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow At no point does it say this will be breaking the Ironman World Record though? And to be quite honest the records that come out of Roth are questionable - all respect to Frodeno but having 47 German media bikes sat in front of him the whole bike leg isn’t exactly fair is it? 1/

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow Triathlon and gets people talking. And as for the arm chair fans, I’m sure they’re eternally apologetic for not being as clued up as you on the sport 😂 not everything is doom and gloom, maybe they’ll do the run in these..

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow I think you’re reading way too deeply into it, It’s just a bit of fun, bit of a challenge? Not everything has to be the end of the world does it? When the world is falling to bits like it is, it’s nice to see initiatives like this, and respectably one that brings more eyes to 1/

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@DSS123 @MaccaNow At no point on the website can I see that is says “Ironman world record” though? If someone says to you “what’s the marathon world record?” do you say it’s sub 2 or not? I say not.. It’s just a challenge to push the limits? Not everything has to be so negative

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I’m not crying, you are

[Will Roberts @w_roberts6]

May or may not have just lost it..... https://t.co/5c3VtZYeoR

[Special Grade🇯🇲 @princek3v]

Boy do I have a joke for you guys😭😭😭

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@HUUBDesign @mrdanmiddleton Dan I’m similar size to yourself and have worn both ST and SMT, I wouldn’t go any bigger, I’d go for a SMT 👌🏼

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

We urgently need an overhaul on how the justice system deals with road violence.
- Downed 8 vodkas
- Hit cyclist + killed her unborn baby
- Failed to stop
- Already had 12 pts but claimed “exceptional hardship”
- 46mph in 30 zone
- Just 18 months in prison
https://t.co/uJwoPrgmmL

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@eggsrinbasket @RugbyARG_ @AllBlacks Not pretty with 6 pens but a win is a win 🤷🏼‍♂️

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@jack_hurst14 Pm me chick, chin up xx