North Head Striders always brings a big contingent from the HuRTS boys and today was no different, with Tom, Kanser, Slim Sammy Agnew, Heydo's, Eoin and all the other usual suspects. A warm up with Heyden, and Eoin and i was all set to give this a bit of a push today after a good weeks training.
Settled in a perfect group with Jamie, Sammy, One of the Gibson twins, "Allo Allo' - Rene (British Sitcom) and a fired up Pete Walker as we ticked the first 3ks off in 3.26, 3.30, 3.29. Held on for the first lap and wondered who would be the first to drop - praying it wasn't me, that wasn't to last much longer as i felt i was dropping off the pace before the 6ks mark, managed to hang in there but was losing plenty for each k after that . thought to myself as i kept Sammy a few seconds ahead how bad he was looking and struggling and then wondered what the hell i was looking like as i wasn't gaining. Tried to lift for the last k especially on the downhill before the killer last 500mtres, turned for home and got a fright as i saw first lady Kate Coburn only about 30 seconds behind and thought that she may even take me. I came off the road up the final 40 metres and i swear i thought i was back in the pool - i could almost have swum it faster i was that slow.
Crossed about 6 seconds after Slim Sammy and 10 behind Peter Walker, very disappointed with that to be honest as i thought i was in 35.xx shape still move on and its no longer an easy course if you ask me and most if not all the HuRTS guys were alot slower overall this morning. No excuses today, just wasn't good enough although i do think the tough week took abit out of me, not to mention the course being 150metres + longer then the 10ks?
Nobody really got Run of the Day today to be honest although Pete Walker must go close as to is a good return to form for Mikey Race.
Other notable events from today's race as the paper headlines scream were :
1.Timmy smashes Tommy Highnam - as Tom can only manage 38 minutes for the morning
2.Slim Sammy Agnew evens up the ledger on the Head to Heads once more to make it 3-3 for the season.
3.Kanser paces young Niamh to sub 50 minutes - BUT can not make the time and the poor girl misses out by 12 seconds as he comes home in 50.12 - she is distraught :(
....and Finally
4. Mikey Conway gets knocked out by his wallet and taken to hospital. After seeing Young Timmy over a minute ahead on the final bend Mikey gets his wallet out to pay a losing bet only to drop a dollar on the ground as he bent down to pick it up it hit on the back of the head resulting in 7 stitches being inserted at the nearby hospital. Only now MC is claiming the knock on the head has resulted in him losing his memory and has no recollection of any bet made....typical.
A few hours rest and it was out to the 4 x 4ks Team Relays out at Miranda in the afternoon - will post more later, just out now for a few well earned yeasts .
Cheers
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