I don't do it every year. There's no sponsorship. There's some backing and some rationale via my coaching role with the superclubbies, various of my squad have won the race at different times. Team's a bit less exy than solo because some of the costs are shared. To me it's an experience, I work for it, I store the experience away, I take notes and shit, everything I do and see and feel is grist for the mill at some point. This is probably the last one I'll do. You want to understand it, wait till I write about it. Or do it yourself.steve shearer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:38 pmAll this Molokai malarkey.......do you bankroll this yourself Nick, is this a hobby?
Or is there some form of sponsorship......some kind of business case.
It can't be cheap in terms of time and money to do it every year.
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I'll read your take.
I understand the once or twice thing, but multiple times is beyond my ken.
I mean from a writerly perspective what are you getting from this go around that you didn't mine the other times?
I understand the once or twice thing, but multiple times is beyond my ken.
I mean from a writerly perspective what are you getting from this go around that you didn't mine the other times?
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Smart - more aerodynamic. You should shave your legs as well.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:14 pmI actually wore a baseball cap with the bill turned backward, how about that?
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shit eh really?steve shearer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:36 pm
I understand the once or twice thing, but multiple times is beyond my ken.
I mean seriously it's beyond your ken?
I thought you were a student of masculine obsession what with all that Russian literature and so forth. There's people who've built their lives around this race. Why did Jamie Mitchell win it 10 times in a row, getting a little bit better each time? I dunno, I don't picture things like this as once or twice deals. They get in your blood, they feel incomplete until they suddenly feel complete.
I guess I used to struggle and fail to understand why people would just give up surfing. Most particularly people who continued to work in a surfing milieu. I once knew a surf photographer and formerly quite skilled surfer who had done that, given up surfing, barely took a surf photo, but kept a job in the field. We talked about it a bit and he explained it a bit vaguely, as if he wasn't quite sure of the reasons himself. His health had deteriorated. He was a lovely man but often seemed very sad without fully expressing it. I thought later, this was an act of self denial, that his idea of surfing and perhaps of himself had stalled somehow or become poisoned, and that he had made a not quite conscious choice.
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Yeah, Steve's gone full retard here. He just surprised himself by enjoying the Tour de France. What, does he think those guys do it two or three times then pack it in?
I reckon he's not as ming mong as he looks, he's trolling you Nick.
I reckon he's not as ming mong as he looks, he's trolling you Nick.
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Yes offy you are right! He is trolling me, damn it. He does it to smnmntll all the time! and god save. Those flat affect questions about seemingly innocuous things, and suddenly there's god save showing us a pair of Goat Shoes.
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Oh he is an absolute master at it. I do wonder though whether he’s a little dead inside
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Of course I was trolling Nick, but not maliciously.
and look what we got back from that bland, flat affect question (genuine curiosity btw): something quite profound!
I like to be wrong, I like to be surprised and have assumptions overturned.
I mean you think you know who you are and what you like and then ...boom!, not true.
Doing the Molokai would seem like a giant holiday for me. All that time training, all that time in pain where nothing else matters except getting through the next 5 minutes. Pain is a great anaesthetic from life when self inflicted.
I think the comedown from it would be very hard though. Mentally.
and look what we got back from that bland, flat affect question (genuine curiosity btw): something quite profound!
I like to be wrong, I like to be surprised and have assumptions overturned.
I mean you think you know who you are and what you like and then ...boom!, not true.
Doing the Molokai would seem like a giant holiday for me. All that time training, all that time in pain where nothing else matters except getting through the next 5 minutes. Pain is a great anaesthetic from life when self inflicted.
I think the comedown from it would be very hard though. Mentally.
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Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:08 am
I thought you were a student of masculine obsession what with all that Russian literature and so forth.
I know something very good is always going to spew forth from Nick's keyboard when he opens with a cheap shot.
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Steve doing the molokai. Lol.
You aint got the ticker for it mate.
You aint got the ticker for it mate.
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Loof, I've been overboard in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, at night, having to swim for my life.
pretty sure I could put one arm in front of the other for however long it took with boats and people all around.
I'm sure Carroll would be on his third ice bath and mai tai by the time I got in, but I'd get there.
pretty sure I could put one arm in front of the other for however long it took with boats and people all around.
I'm sure Carroll would be on his third ice bath and mai tai by the time I got in, but I'd get there.
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Nah mate. Sorry but nah.
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
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the only thing we both truly know in our heart of hearts is that I'd beat you Loof.
In fact, it's almost certain you wouldn't get out of the harbour.
In fact, it's almost certain you wouldn't get out of the harbour.
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No chance Steve, it has been proven on here time and time again I am physically stronger then you with way more stamina. You’re embarrassing yourself now.steve shearer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:57 amthe only thing we both truly know in our heart of hearts is that I'd beat you Loof.
In fact, it's almost certain you wouldn't get out of the harbour.
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
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I think you should team up!
shearer/loofy men's stock prone team. Lightning in a bottle. Actually because it'd be your first time, you can have three people in a team. Hatchnam? Godsavethequeen? TardG????
I'd be on the plane home before you cnuts finished.
shearer/loofy men's stock prone team. Lightning in a bottle. Actually because it'd be your first time, you can have three people in a team. Hatchnam? Godsavethequeen? TardG????
I'd be on the plane home before you cnuts finished.
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They'd be lost at sea. There would be a huge search and rescue effort, but their bodies would never be found.
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I never thought I would say this but is it possible Friday morning Loofy > Friday arvo Loofy?Drailed wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 8:59 amNo chance Steve, it has been proven on here time and time again I am physically stronger then you with way more stamina. You’re embarrassing yourself now.steve shearer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:57 amthe only thing we both truly know in our heart of hearts is that I'd beat you Loof.
In fact, it's almost certain you wouldn't get out of the harbour.
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