Phish Weak Quitter....

Managed to get out and about on the bike early doors this morning and once again tagged on to a speedy group flying around. Session after a good few warm up laps was 7 x 3 minute efforts flat out with a 5 minute recovery after each and then 4 x 2 minutes flat out with the same recovery. Sounds easy and i thought yep no problems here.............. How wrong i was. Got dropped like a bag of Sh!te on the first rep after only about 1 minute 50 seconds and basically struggled all through managing to last about 2.30 at the most of any rep there after. The boys were flying in truth averaging over 42ks per hour on each effort effort and even told me they were knocking out 375 watts ( have no clue what they were on about but it sounded impressive). Anyway survived and even continued with a few easy laps and returned home buggered with 78ks ticked over for the morning.
Cycled out mid morning back down to Rushcutters for the HuRTS 8 x 800s that was on the cards, and after nearly having a standoff with Mikey Conway on whether we did the 800s or his preferred 2 full laps(900m) for about 10 minutes that i managed to get ( and its a first)  (Jeez i had the Conway look and i feared that my HuRTS membership was about to be torn up and 'Stamped Never to return')
Anyway on a very hot day we were off and we even had the privilege of having Vlad lead the way today with Tommy H and Bartles close by. I was someway behind but was happy to kick start the session with a 2.35 under the belt. Managed to hold the 2nd as well before a pit stop reduced me to stop after the 400 on the 3rd rep, Re- entered on the 4th but lost my way a little and just hung on to Enda and Mickey on the 5th and 6th but had a mental break down on the 7th rep at the 400m mark and just STOPPED.............. i was struggling with breathing but looking back it was just Phish Weak and i am not happy with myself on that score. Struggling with form is one thing but "pulling the Pin' is not in my book normally. Worked the last rep strong enough for the fastest of the day in about 3.07 pace but in fairness i knew the damaged had been done by pulling out on the 7th.
Rep times were. 2.35, 2.36, 74 (400m), 2.38, 2.40, 2.40, 75 (400m), 2.34
I wouldn't mind but when i pulled the pin on the 7th i was just sitting behind the main group and even if i dropped the pace by 5 seconds i would have still been happy with the end result. Hopefully what happened today wont happen again and will only spur me on from here going forward?
Enda run well in truth despite him saying he has done nothing in months, although no wonder Slim Sammy Agnew was complaining at the end that it was the hardest session he has done in months, It would be..... he bloody well carried our Irish mate for about 6.4ks :)

After all the talk and banter over the past few days, Tom has finally worn me down and i have reluctantly agreed to a 3 minute start (handicap) bet for the Striders 10k next Saturday. Rorted once more but if it helps to put a new pair of shoes for the new school year on Young Charlie then i more then happy to help out.

Today's HuRTS profile is Slim Sammy Agnew

Samuel Agnew ( Slim Sammy Agnew)
A nicer bloke in the HuRTS team there is not in my eyes, and certainly the nicest Crystal Palace fan out there (well there is only 8 in the world so its not saying much).  I have mixed a fair bit with Slim Sammy over the past couple of years on the bases that he is normally around my pace in races and never far away in all the training reps. I also have a common theme with Sam as he is a big football follower and our gossip is usually centered on the Premiership back home and his beloved Crystal Palace. The only downside to Slim Sammy is he lives on that bloody 'Darkside' but this has helped him big time as he is a regular with the likes of Macca, Tom and Bartles on the long runs they do for fun over there on Sunday mornings. Had a few injury issues the past 12 months but when Slim Sammy is firing then look out as this boy can run and is another 'tough old cookie'
Quietly between the two of us we are both looking at a sub 2.45 in Berlin. might be a tough ask for me but I've no doubt this lad will smash it.
Speaks German as well and could come in very handy once we reach Munich with the likes of Stankard and Kanser and we get a message from the local authorities saying "Ich bin im Gefängnis. i bin dumm"  to help bail the pair out of trouble :)

Slim Sammy Agnew, searching for the line at last years J.P Morgan.

"Oh come on Timmy, no way have Stoke beat the Palace 4 - 1 ?"

Part of the winning English team that smashed the Irish on winning the Churchill /Sands Cup in 2012.

Sammy showing of his Famous Robot Dance, lets hope he saves it for Munich this year and not 400m from the finish line ala Gold Coast 2011 :)

Tomorrow - The much awaited Enda Rupert Stankard (that's if he survives the lunchtime swim on Friday )

cheers