Let the games begin.

9.7.08

The flag has been raised and the torch lit, now it's time to play.

unfortunately, my first event is the one I dread the most. A 3 kilometer
time Trial on the velodrome. I say this because racing 3 kms is a brutally hard
distance to pace correctly. I've been flirting with 4 minute barrier for years
and have always blown up in the last few laps trying to hold the split-times.

This morning was no different. The start was spot on (for me) and the first km was
just under my schedule. Then I unravelled.
You will have to go to www.universalsports.com to find the results. Feel free just to wait
for the next race where hopefully I can makes our country a little proud.

If you haven't seen it, the same website has the opening ceremonies available.
I'm almost last in the delegation as we walked in. I;m seated in the second row three quaters around from where we entered. The little kids in frog costumes blew everyone of the 91,000 people in attendance away!!

Time for a nap and massage.