Brain Explosion....... I am a Muppet.

Down to the pool today for the monthly 1k time trial , knew i wasn't in the best of shape after 3 weeks missing whilst in Germany and England but had a good weeks training so couldn't really complain. Couldn't understand how The Leech managed to get a 5 second start on me (handicap ) but figured i could use it to my advantage if i could get on his feet early.
...And herein lies the problem - i fell for the old '2 Card Paddy Trick' , Yes the Irish boy wonder went out like a shot to start and Muppet here tried to stay with him. Managed to get on his feet OK but when i saw a 1.24 first 100m then i knew it could be a long way to the 1k mark. Dropped off around 150 barely able to hold breath and was forced to even stop once i got to 200........Oh dear.
With any chance of a good time gone and race over i tried to just settle, but things went from bad to worse when Brendan and 'The Champ' also flew by, it was at this stage i was just thankful Enda is away in Hmong Kong or else it could have been disastrous.
Crawled home in a record slow of 18.48 and for the record The Leech touched out in 16.32, Wouldn't mind but I've been swimming about the same as him in training all week - Unbelievable
Champagne Charlie Low actually took the honours on handicap today swimming a tidy 15.30. Its protocol to have your photo taken poolside with the Duck but 'Our Charlie' wasn't having any of that and demanded i put a more serious photo of him up on the blog (and something closer to his heart) and that is a photo taken a few years back of him with "My Pony Club" - see below.

Well busy weekend planned, Taffy Jimmy James has scored me a bib in the Nepean Triathlon out at Penrifffffff on Sunday (lets hope i can swim slightly better), My first tri in nearly 12 months since i went to Thailand last November so should be interesting. Run leg is very average, not been on the bike in months and its sad when i am forced to say that my swim leg is perhaps the strongest of the 3 .......but lets see how we go :)

Also back on the airwaves on Saturday evening for a couple of hours talking all things English footy, sure to have a lot to say about Slim Sammy's Palace now they are without a manager, as well as sprucing up the Gunners for Master Sweeney.
In the Mediocre Cup it looks like another win less weekend for ALL 5 teams , as Stoke have to visit Man U, Arsenal will smash Sam's Palace boys, The Canaries from Norwich will reduce Taffy to tears, Enda's Villa will be lucky to get a draw and in the big Tyne & Wear Derby a draw is the best result i can see for Tom's Toon, although Timmy's Best bet of the day is that someone will get the RED card sometime throughout the 90 minutes :)
also take Man Utd to beat the Stoke boys 2-0

Have a good weekend, good luck to all those either racing Nepean or doing the 10k Rebel run on Sunday

Train safe
cheers

Today's Golden Duck Winner in the 1k Time Trial - Charlie 'My Pony Club' Low