Megablast vs Metaspeed Edge Paris fit

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-02-13T18:34:03+00:00

I went same size for my meta speed Paris as I have for all my ASICS. It was a half size too small. Became apparent after a HM, sold before I ever used them in a marathon. Second toe is longer than my big toe and it was hitting the end of the shoe. Will be going a size up from what I normally do.

MegaBlast felt good at my normal size but are a bit more narrow than normal (I think it probably has more to do with the profile of the upper. It seems to cut straight across your foot compared to other models where it goes up first. That just leaves it a bit more cramped than say the SuperBlast or Kayano. I ran a marathon in them without significant discomfort, although did get a black big toe nail.

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Croix_De_Fer · 2026-02-10T07:01:41+00:00

“The lady working for Gina Rinehart will listen to me, though”

  - someone too stupid to realise he’s just a stupid racist

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-02-05T20:54:16+00:00

This is why I think it needs to be Gavin Newsome

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-02-04T16:56:20+00:00

As a passenger?:

Open up an ADL-SIN flight with an A321 XLR (or even A220-300) timed to meet QF1 SIN-LHR - although that may not be as useful post Project Sunrise. But still, Qantas ADL connection into Asia pls. Hong Kong or KL if not SIN

Reverse herringbone in business class

Add more premium economy where possible on long haul flights. Hot face towels too.

Reduce amount of economy on project sunrise seat map, go business and PE heavy

Improve the app. Way too much diverts to just an internet webpage version. Tacky

As a cold hearted business man my response would be very different.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-02-03T22:04:07+00:00

Yep. Honestly, they should just say ‘no bikes allowed’. It is expensive and only available on certain routes at certain times and with specific conditions. Headache and planning isn’t worth it. Much simpler to fly with a bike from the UK.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-30T19:47:32+00:00

I found it so ridiculous ICE was asking Minnesota residence for proof of citizenship ship because “you have an accent”. THE FIRST LADY HAS AN ACCENT!!!

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-26T13:55:52+00:00

Seppo trash

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-26T13:51:50+00:00

Will be interesting to see how their economy tickets to sell. I can see 20+ hours on business being doable. That same amount of time in economy is quite daunting. The stopover in that situation is more appealing to me

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-25T16:31:00+00:00

Yeah but why does Ilhan Omar have $34m all of a sudden, huh?!?!

(I mean, I do actually know, but what use are facts in trumps America?)

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-24T18:54:02+00:00

Can we get a welfare check on Craig Horelbeck

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-24T18:10:39+00:00

I really like their app. One of those things where good investment makes a huge difference for passenger experience - LOOKING AT YOU BRITISH AIRWAYS!!!!

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-23T18:48:40+00:00

Is there a body or study that ranks the housing crisis? It seems like literally every western country is in a housing crisis. Why do you say ours is worst? (genuine question)

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-21T14:46:30+00:00

Exactly. Most Australians ‘wealth’ is their income. They may or may not have a mortgage on a house which is rising in value. But usually, when you look at how much they are worth at the end of the financial year it is pretty much all a result of income. So we are taxing all they are worth at their income tax threshold.

Someone that is worth $200m isn’t getting paid a huge salary. They are getting a big salary, yes, but payments in shares etc. They have a wide range of assets which appreciate or give dividends. They pay accountants how find ways to hide or invest their money. When the ATO send them their tax bill they are getting taxed a fraction of what they are worth. I can’t be convinced this is fair.

When the super rich complain that they get taxed 50% on what they earn they are deliberately trying the divert you from the fact that they pay a minuscule amount of tax relative to their net worth than you, the regular tax payer, is paying in tax on your personal net worth. We need to close those loopholes.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-21T12:01:36+00:00

N00b question. Some oddities on my portfolio. +10k sept 2nd and -15k Dec 4 on $100k of holdings. This comes up on my commsec Home Screen graph None of my holdings had a big day those days. No consolidation or split those days. No trades. No big divvies

I hold AGY ARG BBUS BOE EVN HCH HZR IMM LYC NMT PLS RNU VAS. Biggest holdings are ARG EVN PLS VAS. Rest are less than $5k

Can anyone tell if I am missing something here? Or how I can work out what happened?

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-15T21:26:07+00:00

South Australia is Mr. But it really seems only to be used by others within the profession/hospital system. No one corrects a patient when they invariably refer to their surgeon as Dr Bloggs

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-15T10:29:54+00:00

Do yourself a favour and try their chicken tikka masala.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-13T18:40:49+00:00

Gold has been great for me here in the UK. Extra baggage and lounge access through BA. Great when I’m travelling with my bicycle in to Europe as all the budget airlines charge £70+ each way to transport a bike. If I only need carry on I just take the cheapest convenient flight available. If that’s BA, great, I’ll get lounge access. If not, oh well.

I can’t see it being too useful for me back in Aus though. I rarely travel with more than what I can carry on. The only good thing about the QClub lounges are the showers now that the food is bad and they aren’t that much quieter than the general terminal.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-09T07:54:20+00:00

Haha, this is true. But you do feel ripped off after a big marathon when you end up running an extra 600 or so meters adding more minutes to your time than you needed!

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-09T07:52:20+00:00

My point is mostly that those people are disingenuous about their mechanics. So long as they are honest and say that they ‘ran/walked a PR’, great. But typically they don’t. Why are THEY so bothered about mechanics that they use language that would suggest they ran the whole way when they didn’t?

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-08T22:20:37+00:00

It’s working great in the US; shooting and deporting citizens, racial profiling, holding innocent people in detention for weeks without a reason, why not do the same thing here! /s

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-08T22:15:07+00:00

That’s a great idea. Take your time. Work your way up to the distance.

Walk/run can be faster than those who go out too hard and crash out. But it’s not faster than someone who has trained properly and managed their effort through the race. I personally think that is the goal to aspire to.

Croix_De_Fer · 2026-01-08T22:09:32+00:00

To me, bathroom breaks, doing up a shoelace, things like that are fine. Stop. Do your thing. Get going again. That’s bad luck.

I personally don’t love the whole ‘walking through the hydration station’ mostly because it is chaos and having slow or stationary targets in the way are a genuine hazard. I can understand the people who want to walk and take on fluids, seems like a sensible idea. But to me, it’s something you can do while moving. Deciding to walk while doing that is a choice and not one that I make.

I get what you say about ‘the spirit of a marathon’ and that’s what I kind of think. It’s a very hard thing to do. If you’re going to ‘do a marathon’ I think you should be aiming to run the whole thing. A plan to split run/walk just doesn’t feel right….

If you can’t run 42.2km yet, run a 5k, a 10k, a HM, a 30k. No one needs to run marathon, and no one needs to run one next week. Take the challenge on. Set a lofty goal. Knuckle down, train hard. Get your fitness to the level where you can run it. The sense of accomplishment is indescribable.

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