HuRTS Original 5 x 1.2k Efforts on Hickson Rd

Busy morning as i managed to find time to get out for a spin on the bike, Caught a good group that was flying around ( this after Mr POD snubbed me, basically telling me i wasn't worthy or fast enough of joining him, Angry Man and the 'Laughing Policeman as they headed for the longer Waterfall Ride)
55ks all up that included over 38 of those at a good pace doing triple laps and increasing the pace on each completed lap.
Bloody tough especially with not riding a lot in the past 4 weeks ( POD was probably right after all not taking me :))  Still managed to knock the pace down mind although there were about 10 in the group to work off (that was whittled down to 3 for the final triple lap) times were 6.00, 5.30 and a tad over 5 mins for the last one
Good set and i really do need to find more time for the bike as i do enjoy it and can hold the pace pretty well especially on these shorter reps.

Into town at lunch for the original Hickson Road 1.2k reps and good crew on hand once more even if there was no sign of regulars and Berlin Boys  Kanser, Highnam, High, Tuckey, Macca or Mikey. Good to see the return of Warrior Charlie mind you ( who has a new look slimline figure, thanks to a new diet)  and even better to see a few more females out there. After the 800s last week and the 1k on Tuesday this was always going to be a test to see where i am at in terms of fitness.
We moved the start line back down to the Hyatt as the works were being carried out at the top end of Hickson , settled down early for the first rep as Irish Robbie was off like a hare followed by Fats, J- Fen and Enda close by.
Measured it slightly longer as we came out from the big tunnel as i stopped the watch in 4.15 (3.33 pace) , Found the return leg was running faster today as the 2nd and 4th times tell. The 5th leg i struggled on as it was perhaps one rep to many especially taking the mornings ride into account.
Happy enough with that though and there are at least signs that i am moving a little more freely.
Times were - 4.15, 4.06, 4.10, 4.08, 4.14 (fastest was about 3.21 pace on the 2nd rep)

It was worth going into the city today as i heard 3 counts of GOOD NEWS in regards to the team.
1.  Enda tells me he's OUT of the S.M.H Half in May and with it the Irish chances of trying to wrestle the Churchill /Sands Cup go for another year - plus we WIN the beer at a venue of our choice.
2. Heard Slim Sammy Agnew has chucked his sticks and was caught running this morning to catch the Ferry ( not sure that's a good idea with Work Cover standing close by taking photos?). Hopefully he is back into it  and look our for him come September to be hitting peak form for the Marathon.
3. Tony Fats - AT LAST promised me that his Famous Home Brew is nearing ready to drink - and here i was thinking it would be a close call what come first .........His Daughters 18th or the Home Brew night ?  Look forward to it and hope its worth the wait :)

On a sad note ( and i know it wont mean anything to any of you) but i had a call today telling me a lad i played footy with at Stoke actually passed away aged 42 with a Brain tumour - unbelievable. Paul Ware wasn't perhaps the most gifted player i ever played with in truth , but he was perhaps the most honest and worked hard at his game and was probably the reason he did better then any of us and went on to play the game at a pro level for years and earned a good quid out of it.
This was his fine career - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ware
R.I.P Paul Ware, taken far too young :(

Will be back to the pool tomorrow and with Pete Walker away he has left instructions for me to look after - so hope i can handle the pressure and responsibility, i might even reduce the sets down somewhat or increase the breaks :)

Cheers