HuRTS Gate to Gate x 8

With drama reigning over the HuRTS team concerning #1 runner Andrew Tuckey's fitness before tomorrows Barangaroo 1600 metre dash, he was made to do a fitness test on the HuRTS Gate to Gate session in front of Chairman Tom who was in attendance with camera sitting in the gardens picking flowers.
With word filtering through that a replacement may be called for - it was left to Slim Sammy Agnew to pick up the baton and lead from the front today despite complaining about his 'Trouble & Strife (wife's) cooking that has left him with crook guts for the past week:)
I sat in for the first few with S.S.A, T.B and Tucks, with Razor Wareham doing his usual not far behind, just knocked out the 1st rep in sub 3 minutes and thought that was harder then it should have been. Settled after that and kept the remaining reps all around the same pace or slightly faster.
Got a helping from Tom who finally decided to stop smelling the roses and do some work on the last rep and kept me honest as i tried to kick it down about 4 times in the last 60 seconds
Times for each rep - Gate to Gate were:
2.59, 2.58, 2.53, 2.57, 2.52, 2.57, 2.56, 2.48
NOTE ; Once Tucks had passed his fitness test and was included in the 'A team' for tomorrow he retired for the day and it left Slim Sammy Agnew to ponder what might have been, he was distraught not to be included in the team so much so he didn't even finish the last rep?

From there it was back down to the pool where i met up with Ian again and knocked out 3 x 300s, 3 x 150s and 3x 50 metre efforts. happy to report i held the pace on all 3 - 300s today with times 5.20, 5.20  and 5.16 - So maybe things are finally looking up.
Will have to return in the morning though in order to get my 2nd swim done for the week, then i will head into town to watch the 1600metre race
Timmy's Tip - Tom to beat Tucks :)

Also watching the footy - and the Germans roll on with a good win over the Dutch overnight and are looking the goods. Its the turn of the Green Men again tonight up against the Spanish - could witness plenty of goals in the Irish net for this one.
Timmy's Tip - Ireland 0 (if they are lucky) vs Spain 3

Enda has some very exciting news overnight that he wanted me to share - No, No, baby hasn't been born....something more important then that ........ he managed to get his first correct tip right in his tipping contest thanks to a last minute wining goal by Portugal :)
He has laid a bet with me that he will beat me in the above comp as well - with the loser made to wear a footy jumper of the winners choice. He was even over here today trying it on for size and i sneaked a photo whilst he had it on. check it out

Enda in the number 7 Stoke shirt made famous by Stanley Matthews, Terry Conroy, Garth Crooks, T. Lindop.......... that he will be forced to wear if he doesn't lift his game in the tipping contest,
Lets hope he loses his Man boobs and gets a bit fitter before the nominated day :)

 Cheers