Thursday, January 29, 2009
Athletics in the tube.
It was cold in the tube tonight.
That's what we call the indoor sprint track.
The sprint evenings in the winter give anybody who chooses the chance of 3 races.
After the first round, athletes are graded so that they run with others of almost the same standard. This makes it more challenging for the officials to sort out the finishing order.
There were 5 timekeepers and Bill took over the job of chief.
We were "blessed" with the presence of Gerry this evening - one silly wise crack after another!
We have been doing these evenings for many years and I have still not seen the 50 metres covered in less than 6 seconds, though it has been done.
I must have been ill when a British international sprinter took part.
Tonight's fastest was 6.2 seconds - just as it was 3 weeks ago.
What else today?
Bill has sorted out the repairs to the kitchen floor. Tomorrow he will take all the old carpet up.. And he wants to get the washing machine out to deal with the floor underneath.
We have shopped in Asda - a few more bargain meals from the sell by date bay.
I relisted all the January EBay unsold items, in hopes that second time around they will catch somebody's eye.
And as it is now nearly 11 o'clock I will pack up and fill a hot water bottle and get to bed. It's cold again this evening as an icy wind blows in from the east.
That's what we call the indoor sprint track.
The sprint evenings in the winter give anybody who chooses the chance of 3 races.
After the first round, athletes are graded so that they run with others of almost the same standard. This makes it more challenging for the officials to sort out the finishing order.
There were 5 timekeepers and Bill took over the job of chief.
We were "blessed" with the presence of Gerry this evening - one silly wise crack after another!
We have been doing these evenings for many years and I have still not seen the 50 metres covered in less than 6 seconds, though it has been done.
I must have been ill when a British international sprinter took part.
Tonight's fastest was 6.2 seconds - just as it was 3 weeks ago.
What else today?
Bill has sorted out the repairs to the kitchen floor. Tomorrow he will take all the old carpet up.. And he wants to get the washing machine out to deal with the floor underneath.
We have shopped in Asda - a few more bargain meals from the sell by date bay.
I relisted all the January EBay unsold items, in hopes that second time around they will catch somebody's eye.
And as it is now nearly 11 o'clock I will pack up and fill a hot water bottle and get to bed. It's cold again this evening as an icy wind blows in from the east.
