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i can't make the 14th of jan - on a plane to Aus. please have another one before that! i want to improve on my constant "almost but not quite" status.
i gave up free booze at a client xmas party for the 1k round. i felt like crap afterwards, but my legs weren't as sore today, strangely. usually after a few 500m races my hip flexors and adductors are fucked for days, but this time not so bad. that said, i think racing double the distance changes the character of the racing. it's more of a race, rather than a time trial, and you have to conserve energy through the rounds (if possible). it's more about winning the heat and less about times. not sure if i like this or not.
i also think it actually spreads the field more. there were some cracking races this round, but there were some crackers last time as well, and i think more chances for upsets over the shorter distance. i think 5 rounds of 1k for the finalists is fucking rough. maybe i need to HTFU but i was totally axed by my quarter final. no idea how the four blokes who did two extra rounds managed it. maybe i should stop drinking at races.
sorry for people i missed photos of, but i was there to race and happened to have my camera there. there were big chunks missing (usually after i'd been racing when i couldn't see straight).