Nick Samuels

World & European Champion Duathlete. Love running, cycling and working as hard as I can ...enjoying every step of the journey with my awesome wife @SoniaSamuels

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@itvcycling You guys are the best and will be forever missed. Thanks for the last 40years 😭

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@AthleticsWeekly 56 men sub-30! Is that a record for a race on British soil? Maybe Abbey Dash has been close?

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@jackrbuckner No incentive for the next generation who are repeatedly denied the opportunity to compete at the highest level by a failing national federation despite rightfully qualifying for the Olympics. They should switch to a sport which supports it's athletes

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@thecoastguy Do we have any candidates not owned by the Davos crew? Looking for voting inspiration

[Josh Pugh @JoshPughComic]

Seeing a Physio

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@TransportActio2 Most of the time. Only ever use the car if needing to go enroute or buying a lot that won't fit in panniers and rucksack. Not for anything else other than I enjoy the journey so much more by never getting stuck in traffic and in the fresh air

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@James_Athletics I'll up my Insta story game over the next few days to get the word out 😜😂... ...but yeh, as per @EilishMccolgan point - no elite race this year

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@James_Athletics Not too bad for geordie-born Sonia on her senior debut at 44yrs old, 30 years after one of two Junior Great North run victories 😜

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@Great_Run @PeresJepchirch3 @shazrinee @charliepurdue Name the Geordie Olympian making her senior GNR debut almost 30 years since the first of two Junior GNR victories? 😉

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@FastRunning @BritishMilers @podium5k @WMRAmountainrun Nice round up James. Heads up the Newark Half Marathon report was the 2022 results. Sonia ran 72.28 today (17s short of an age 44 world record 😉 and only 9s short of lifetime PB)

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@inrng The only justifiable protest I could get behind is one against major bike manufacturers decision to phase out rim brakes 🙏

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@AthleticsWeekly Why did they start on the home straight? ...and why a barrier so early?

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@kristaduchene @stevemagness @SaraHall3 This one was a 2pm start on a perfectly straight North-South 12 lane boulevard with no shade whatsoever. 40c recorded at the drinks stations and ambulances all over the place. Team Drs did try to get it moved but Japanese TV request prevailed. Those who were prepared prevailed 👊

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@darrenbjohn @AthleticsWeekly @euancrumley @AthleticsImages ..or go a step further and just send the top 3.. ..or f*ck it, scrap the champs and award medals from the world ranking lists. Job done @BritAthletics 🙄 #athleteslast

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How about @BritAthletics following a sensible selection policy? Frustratingly, that's always been a non-negotiable for elite performers. #athletesfirst

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@elementalPaul @MelindaHoward4 All absolutely fine until she chose to cross the finish line. Just step off the course before the tape

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@katehelencarter But do agree, no need for hate and venom. We all make mistakes

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@katehelencarter She made a choice. Granted we all make mistakes in life but we have to accept the consequences of those misjudgments. Getting in a car and subsequently crossing the finish line is blatant cheating akin to doping so a 4 year ban would seem appropriate.

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@brady_h I've estimated to have ran 70-80,000 miles in my life. 10 of which were done listening to music. NEVER AGAIN! 😂

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This 👇

[David Abbott @runliftrunlift]

Running never gets easier.
It is always hard.

A lot of people liked the video of the elite East African runners limping around the day after the Paris Marathon. A relatable experience 😂 It got me thinking…

Running brings adversity no matter what level you reach. Some newer runners might see faster runners zooming by and think it is “easy” for them

It becomes easier to run faster, yes.
But the 1000m x 6 intervals are just as painful at 3:00/km as at 5:00/km
Running hurts for everyone.

It’s not just about the workouts either

I know a runner who was trying for a sub 2:50 marathon. Had a terrible blowup and limped in around 3:50. That is an awful experience.

Another friend is a low 16min 5k runner. He had a bad calf injury and lost his fitness. Has needed to work back into shape the past few months just to get below 20min. Still a ways to go.

I had plantar fasciitis so debilitating I could barely walk for several months. A year after I ran the Boston Marathon in under 3 hours in April 2019 I was gassed to jog 7km in April 2020.

These anecdotes are to illustrate that no one “makes it” in running. It’s never linear.

You work your ass off to improve. Then shit happens and you have to work your ass off again just to get back to where you were before.

The adversity is what we sign up for. All the injuries and setbacks and DNFs. They make the PBs and great races and runs that much sweeter.

Running will sometimes be roses and sometimes dog poo. This will be the case as long as you run.

Just keep running and pushing forward no matter where you are. The longer you go, you’ll learn to appreciate the good with the bad.

Enjoy your running 😁