Friday - Passing a Legend

11.0k 55:03. HR Avg 144 Max 153 Avg Pace 5:03
Course: Gap Cycle Path.
Start Time: 5:00 pm Temp 24C.
Session Type: Easy Run

My Wife and Delta left for the Sunshine Coast for a week-end dance Eisteddfod mid afternnon , so I had to leave work early to look after Kewell as Ducky and Dory were also going to be at dance classes. So it looked like I wouldn't get a run in tonight. But Ducky's dance class was off, so I had the chance to go for a run.

I was just going to take it easy again and started out that way. At around 2k I saw a runner up ahead on the path and I was catching up to him even at my easy pace. When I got a little closer, I realised it was John Ribot (former Australian Rugby League player, Bronco's and Storm CEO and current Qld Roar Chairman) so of course I had to be running at a respectable pace when I overtook him. This sort of moved me up a gear and as I was not getting any niggles from my leg kept the effort up for the rest of the run. So I am very encouraged by the run and I have pulled up Ok afterwards.

As for John Ribot, I actually played with him in a team when I was in primary school. It was a Brisbane representative under 6 stone team (if anyone can remember what a stone is?) and I was a hooker and he played in the second row. Out of that team, he was the only one to ever go on and do anything worthwhile in rugby league. His kids went to the same primary school as mine and his daughter went to the same dance school also and she was in the car pool for pick ups.

Today was also cross country day at the high school for the three girls. Ducky had been doing a few 3k runs over the last month in preparation but the others where relying on their dance classes for fitness. Delta surprised everyone and came 2nd in the grade 8 girls. Dory tried her heart out for 11th in grade10 girls and Ducky manged 4th in grade 11 girls. It was a sweltering 30C when they ran so it would not have been easy.