Biathlon Wrap Up.

Last race of the Biathlon season before the clocks go back and what a BIG letdown it turned out to be.
Had drummed it up for the past fortnight, but with people going down like flies with excuses coming left, right, and centre i went along thinking there was only going to Pete Walker and I. Was surprised then when i saw Christian, Mark Milligan (Milly), The Mermaid, Taffy, Ronah, and .....wait for it..... Chairman Tom making a late entry:)
The normal banter and trash talk before we set off, and Tom was first away, I sat in about 4th for the first k, and then seemed to have nothing on the first hill as a powerfully Milly came flying by. Got to the turn in 7 mins, and hoped to bring it home on the downhill................Wrong, Pete Walker was next to fly by at the 3k mark and worse was to follow as Christian and Taffy came up to me and tried to push past. Hit the pool 5 seconds behind Walker in 14.03, but knew i was goneski at this point.
Stood on the side of the deck whilst Christian flew in and i waited for the Taffy lad to enter the water whilst i was taking in the 'Big Ones'. Swim was then very uneventful and didn't make any ground on anyone as a few people swum over the top of me, Did 5.14 for the swim and touched the wall in a disappointing 19.41.
Tom was like a Cheshire Cat at the end and he hasn't been as excited since his Dad took him to see the 'Karate Kid 2 in 1986 :)
Pete Walker blitzed it (as expected) to get 2nd overall, and the Mermaid took out 1st girl for the night.
Me.... well, its a case of getting down to some serious training - Starting today, no more messing around and decided i need to get into town more and do the hard yards if i want the rewards. Will meet Tom for 15ks today
Last nights times were;
1.Peter Walker    18.29
2. M. Milly           18.58
3. Christian           19.21
4. Tom                  19.26
5. Timmy              19.41
6. Ronan                20.22
7. Mermaid Em    20.36

HuRTs number 1 Biathlete of the Year, Pete Walker having a beer and showing off his Tigger T- Shirt he stole from his youngest son :)


The only good point of the race was i smashed the Irish entry and didn't suffer getting 'Chicked' by the Mermaid :)

Over to the Tilbury after for a few scoops, True to form Lisa (L.L) was already there with her half empty bottle of  Bolla Champagne, as was 'Westie',' Norman' Stickman, Wildman - Stevie T, some good chat and i even took the first 'Wager' for the Gold Coast Festival, with L.L taking me on for $50 that she can get within 15 minutes of my time in the Half Marathon come July.


*** Got a startling revelation that was revealed to me last night, that will cause more embarrassment for one of our Irish friends AGAIN..... will tell all in the next blog

Cheers