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    The Running thread

    I consistently run several times a week and the fastest pace I can reach instantaneously is still around 20% slower than the pace he held for nearly an hour.
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    Dream Theater

    I personally find Midnight Messiah is trying too hard with the number of references to other DT songs in the lyrics. It feels very forced whenever I listen to it.
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    Dream Theater

    I've had time to listen to the new album now - I definitely prefer it to the previous two albums!
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    Best New Music 2025 Edition

    Haven't heard of them before but I'll give them a spin!
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    Best New Music 2025 Edition

    The Night Flight Orchestra released their new album yesterday. I'm absolutely loving it so far:
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    Dream Theater

    I still think Night Terror is the best by far of the new songs released - the other two are completely unmemorable.
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    Now Playing (Video Games)

    Provided the launch lineup is good there's a good chance I'll pick up Switch 2 day one. I love the core idea of the switch (even if I mainly play handheld) so all I really wanted was a beefier version of what we already had.
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    The Running thread

    It's been a while since I last posted but I am still chipping away at the running 3-4 times a week. I recently got my fastest 10km time on my Garmin (56:30), and my Vo2 max is creeping up very slowly - it has finally hit 45, after starting at under 35 two years ago.
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    Dream Theater

    Pleasantly surprised by the new single, and I probably like it more than the material from the previous two albums.
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    Nightwish

    The two Floor albums are opposites for me - I have no patience for Human II Nature, but EFMB might be my favourite album the band have done. I've not had the chance to listen to the new album in full yet, but I'm quietly hoping this one is closer to the latter.
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    RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

    Let's hope so - Saturday night and easy commuting distance would be ideal.
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    RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

    Hoping to get tickets to London - I have a lot of time for Halestorm as openers as well. A bit worried they'll sell out very quickly though, and due to the nature of work (teaching) I definitely won't be able to buy them immediately as they go on sale.
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    Now Playing (Video Games)

    Fantastic RPG, but deeply frustrating as a game. Between the random chance for attacks to miss and the asinine levelling system (which requires a spreadsheet to use optimally) I find it very difficult to go back and play. On the other hand, I fondly remember trying to swim to Solstheim the...
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    Odd discography vs even discography

    Odd, no question. TXF and NPFTD alone are enough to kill the even side.
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    Now Playing (Video Games)

    A bit of a late reply but I've recently returned to Elden Ring from a long hiatus (finished it at release and didn't replay due to a compulsion to clear every dungeon) in order to play the DLC. I just beat Malenia again tonight (in about 5-10 tries, a significant improvement on the first time...
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