Celebrating with the Home Brew Sensation.

Cycled over to meet Pete, Champagne, MrAce, and Christian Ellis (Cialis) for a gentle swim with everyone happy just to turn the arms over today with the intensity somewhat down from the start.
Set was 3 x 300s, 3 x 200, and 3 x 100
With Pete and Charlie ahead i shared the lead duties with MrAce and Cialis, as Angus and then Champ joined us late. Nothing to adventurous today with even Champagne keeping his cool.
Times were. 5.20, 5.20, 4.58, 3.17, 3.19, 3.16, 1.30, 1.36, 1.31
No sign of Brendan mind, who refused to turn up when he heard Julia wasn't going and wouldn't be getting his lift.


Last night post race i finally got the invite from Fats after getting the green light to test out his much awaited Home brew, So it was an afternoon on testing duties as well as a great BBQ he fired up around the Petersham home .
3 beers were on offer- the first being a nice Pale Ale, went down pretty well i must say and got the thumbs up from both the Chairman Tom who also got the 'Tasting Test Invite' and I . Next up was the Worthy Bitter and was perhaps my fav (probably as it used to be my tipple back home), and would have been happy to see the afternoon out drinking this one, unfortunately Fats had one more up his sleeve the Dark Chocolate like aptly named 'Bender Enda' he subjected us to. To be honest not really my thing as its more a 'Stout', and like the Great Man Enda himself, had no body, tasteless and was as weak as p!ss, Seriously - all it would be good for would be to 'Strip Paint off the Walls'
The Timmy score chart then
Pale Ale 7/10
Worthy Bitter 7.5/10
Bender Enda   2/10

A top afternoon and many thanks to Fats and the 'Procrastinating Baker' wife Amanda for hosting, and also good to catch up with the Highnams as well. The kids were badgering me all day to have there photos taken with the Churchill /Sands Cup that was also in attendance for the afternoon and the Chairman's son 'young Charlie was actually caught drinking some Pale Ale out of it at one point of the day.
BTW. it looks like 'Young Charlie is now going to the same barbers as our own Slim Sammy Agnew with his slick Mohawk look - God Bless him :)

Two more Highnams (Charlie & Billy) get there hands on the Cup - something Enda and his Irish boys will NEVER do.

In Safe Hands - The Next Generation that will keep the Churchill /Sands Cup in English Households for the next 7 years or so, Rory & Beatrix Fattorini, with the Highnam Clan.

Also good news on the team events yesterday with the guys getting 2nd overall, Jeez, must have been a good team to beat us as our top 3(Tom, Fats and Bartles) were all in the Top 20 overall, But our old boys, the HuRTS Pensioners went one better taking out Top spot thanks to Richie P, MaccaMcClarnon and Pete Walker, (Happy to report they didn't need my 86 minute time )
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On Saturday our top man (well in my eyes anyway) Tucks took out 3rd spot in his Run/Walk event over 100ks - top effort that one, although don't think it will be enough to take out the top award December.

In the triathlon field, Congrats to Professor PLOD on his 3rd overall (winning his age group ) at the Olympic distance race at Port Stephens, heard he run a 33.50 (?) but rumour was it was only 9.3ks for the run leg........... Just another typical triathlon measurement really :)

Cheers