Another day over 30 degrees and no better place to be then A.B.C Pool for the Friday swim set with the HuRTS Hasselhoff’s. Nice to see #1 Swimmer Élan back with us and good to see Sammy J join us for a proper session. But the big news of the day was seeing Enda back after a 12 month hiatus. Tells us he’s done nothing but I know he’s been practicing every morning down on Bondi before work, and there is no way he would show his face with us if he hadn’t .
Top day and some of the finest sights seen at the pool for ages, and with Élan back the pace was on, only Pete could stay with him so the likes of Angus, Super Kev, Sammy the Salmon, Champ, Craig, Enda, Brendan and I were doing our own thing.
1 x 300, 4 x 200, and 8 x 100 was the main set. Happy to hold all the 200s around the 3.06 – 3.13 mark and then with the 8 of us we all took it in turns to lead a 100m as each progressively got faster with the slower swimmers starting off.
Finished with a 2 x 100m relay with the top ranked (Élan) partnering #10 (Craig) , 2 got 9, 3 got 8 etc… I was given a chance when I was selected with Angus.
Élan was simply too good and set up Craig for the win although Sam opened up the shoulders over the last 40m to just miss out by about a stroke, with Angus a metre further behind for 3rd.
Poor Pete Walker would have been selected for the Australian Olympic team had he managed to overcome the handicap Enda was to give him and needed a 52 second 100 to win from his position
Great set all up and over 2.3ks done for the day
This Sunday will do the long run but will also head to Bondi after for the 1k swim that’s set, convinced Enda to join in as well so looks like our first Head to Head of the summer in the water. It will be close.
Enda has been training the house down whilst he’s been on his recent China trips and the ‘Trash’ has obtained some of his training – the mans a fool J
Big weekend on the sporting front once again , I see it’s the start of the Asian Cup – no real interest to be honest with 3rd rank countries playing and everyone getting excited saying that the Socceroos can win the tournament ?
In the BIG league Stoke travel to Master Sweeney’s Arsenal, and although Stoke have the wood on them in the potteries , it’s a different story at the Emirates. Still will be another close affair I’m thinking
Timmy’s tip – Arsenal 2 v Stoke 1
Have a great weekend
Train well , stay safe
Cheers
3 - 0 Young Timmy ;-}
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