Rushcutters 10 x 400m Efforts

Up early today, not for my own work but working for HuRTS after Chairman Tom told me to start pulling my weight in the team and get down to Rushcutters to mark out a 400 metre track that was to be used for today's session.
Good crowd at the top end for the speedy set with Bartles, Tucks, J-Fen, T.B, Mikey, HuRTS#1 Tom, Pete Walker and many i still don't know, As mentioned i was there hours before line marking and putting the relevant cones out as some of the oval was G.U.R (Ground Under Repair) and was then peppered with abuse after the 1st rep when it was found to be 25-30 metres long (2-3 seconds)
Sat in on the first just behind Bartles and Tucks and rolled around in 75, and then pretty much kept them all around that pace working with J-Fen and Tom for much of it. J-Fen will be up before the stewards on a charge of 'careless running' after clipping my heels on the 7th rep that nearly brought an end to my City to Surf Campaign (but i soldiered on) as will Mikey who hogged the cones that tight every rep he skittled everyone and will be charged $16 for the offence..... that will bring a tear to his eye once he finds out:)
Happy with today's session, although the times might seem down a bit i felt pretty good throughout and hopefully things will now get better for the remaining 3 weeks.
Rep Times were, (rolling every 2 mins):
75, 73, 72, 73, 73, 74, 73, 74, 74, 67
Good to see Mikey out there doing some solid speed work for a change, not far behind me and he will be also looking for a good time come the Big Day.
Had a chat with Pete Walker who i will be up against on Sunday out at the Duathlon in Parramatta - Pete is a GUN on the bike and has very generously give me a 5 minute start overall for the race.... Should be a close one.

Sight of the Day......... Tommy Highnam rocking up to the session in a Bayern Munich football Top, looked more like a dress to be honest and it just didn't seem right, Personally i think its the only time he's ever got to wear one without the number 12 being on the back of it.

Me in my younger days as an apprentice whilst at Stoke City, some will say it was perhaps my finest performance EVER on the pitch,  anyway i had to remember how it was done today as i was called to mark out the 'Rushcutters 400s' today :)

The British Open Golf starts tonight also from Lytham St Annes - Hopefully one or our own can take it out, although it looks like the 'Tiger' is not far away from winning another major. Loads of rain in the past 4 weeks on what is already a tough course will test even the best of players
Timmy's Tip -  Luke Donald, at 17/1 worth a sly few bob

In the Tour - looks like Cadel has blown any chance he had last night as Wiggins takes another step closer to the Yellow Jacket in Paris on Sunday. With another drug cheat being busted ..........why doesn't that surprise us these days?



Cheers