Friday 12th was an easy 10km jog around the City with Jac, Brendan and some other HuRTs members, Tuesday 16th I headed down to HuRTS and did 6 x 3min reps.
Thursday 18th I did the Timmy hills and Tempo set (all at 3/4 pace at the moment) before the big HuRTs awards night at The Hero of Waterloo. Have to say, I thought the night was a real success. Enough space (including a stage to present from) to house all 60+ of us, whilst being cosy enough to create a great atmosphere. Highlights were the chants of "Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio!" to any of the early leavers and the excellent PowerPoint compilation of 2016 photos put together by Renee.
I was genuinely shocked to win the Male PoTY against the toughest competition in years given Hoey's 2nd place in Canberra (2:29 low) and Barts' London result (2:29 low) and GC Half time (69:25). Other winners were:
Female PoTY: Renee (well deserved, has really stepped up in class this year)
Improver: Brendan (amazing gains, just has to consolidate now)
Ultra: Erika (our first female winner of this award)
Triathlete: Pete W (back where it belongs)
Spirit: Timmy (for his cones)
The "Serg" Award: Kanser (richly deserved)
I Gave it Everything: Jeet
Some photos from the night:
Winners:
More winners:
Family:
Late night celebrations:
So Friday was a bit of a write-off.
Saturday I did 14km around the Dam - usual route but legs getting soft already. Then out for another party with Kirst's friends that night, but ''twas a good one with the likes of Ben Streck and Charlie Brooks also there. Here's me getting ready:
So getting up for a 2hr run at 6.15am was always going to be a struggle, but fortunately Erika had also had a big night so we met up at 7.15am and met Barts, Darren, CT, Toby, Lewis, the Cap'n and another East-side deserter in Jerome for the last half hour before a beautiful dip in the ocean at Queensie and brekkie at Emporio. Can't beat that for a start to the day.
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