Wannabe Express to Waterfall.

Saturday - Met up by chance with Centennials 2nd best cyclist going around after POD, One Daniel Moore (pity he can't run to save himself though and in turn has managed to finish about 2 out of  108 races ever entered :))  who was heading out for a swim and asked me to join him, so it was down to Heffron Swimming Pool for the 4th swim of the week. After a 400m warm up it was the 1,2,3,4,4 3,2,100m Pyramid set. Just happy to sit on his feet for the whole session and get carried along, very happy with how it went though and was as quick on the 2nd half with times for each :
1.35, 3.20, 5.07, 6.51, 6.40, 5.05, 3.19, 1.35
100m warm down for 2.5ks for the day.

Sunday - Got the call late Saturday from Eoin the Leech about  a ride on the bike heading south to Waterfall for the morning. Told him i was keen as i couldn't run and arranged to meet at 6am at Centennial. Just the two of us as Irishman Paul Hanley was having bike issues even before the start, Tagged onto a group pretty much straight away and they were not messing around, found i was working hard even to stay on the back of the pack at one point. Settled down a little until the turn then it was all on again for the customary 'Lets Fly' for 15ks back to Sutherland Station where the speed hardly hit under 50ks p/hr.
Returned into the park and then headed home with 108ks done for the morning average pace was 32.5
Don't normally put any stats up for the bike but Master Sweeney always asks, so this is what the morning went like (stats are 'The Leeches' but seeing he was side by side the whole way it's close enough)
http://app.strava.com/activities/43785267

So the English Wannabe(Leech) wasn't showing any mercy to the Old boy this morning - but with 100ks under the belt it gave me plenty of time to talk about the upcoming S.M.H Half Marathon and to wrangle out of him a head start over the 21ks - It's not much but he has agreed to give me 30 seconds start in the handicap (should be 90 but again I'll take it and not sure what captain Enda will make of it? ..)
Only got that though on one condition, and that is we let him into the English side next year :)

So big weekend in the end with two pretty solid days training, back for Acupuncture in the morning and then will head for the lunchtime swim with the boys.


Huge Congratulations to Tony (Fats) Fattorini on taking out the big 6ft Track race on Saturday, a sensational effort that saw him take out his 2nd win in the tough trail race. Great win by Fats to storm home in 3.26 some 4 minutes ahead of the 2nd place guy. It must surely put him in the early running for the HuRTS Performer of the Year already although i suspect with the 6 months ahead the Berlin bound Boys might have something to say about that?
Who would have thought that 30 years ago this young star could dream about living in Australia taking out one of the biggest off road races?

The start of things to come for the new HuRTS #1.

A Mountain Goat Ginga :)

....and fast forward 30 years, Fats on winning this years 6ft Track.

then getting the rewards......Well done mate. Nice trophy but i prefer the HuRTS one more :)

So superb effort from Fats (but when is the bloody Home Brew coming ? ) , and also from the boys on taking out the Team event with the top 6 all getting home in under 4.10 (?) Unfortunately Old Kanser didn't get the run he was after, as he battled for a tough day at the office for 5.27. Haven't go the full run down yet but knew he was carrying a nagging Achilles into the race and 46ks of trail running on those hills is probably not the smartest thing to be doing - Let's just hope he's OK and hasn't done any damage that will keep him out of action.
He did finish though so respect for that, although he doesn't look as good as Fats did on crossing the line :)

Kanser complete with Finishers medal, but the quote of the day was from Greta Truscott who stated "Toughed it out cramps & all! Glad you made it to the finish line before we sold your luggage."
Quality.

Tomorrow - Exclusive, BIG news ..............and yes it is about Enda that you will not believe:)

Cheers