Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Hamstring last night was as bad as it had been at any point in the last three weeks. It had improved considerably overnight but still a bit short of being runnable, so took to the pool instead. Worked out OK in the pool, with a couple of infrastructure deficiencies to deal with - (a) as noted previously, the outdoor pool at Northcote doesn't have a visible clock so timing is a guess until you get out (b) the water temperature was 24 degrees which is unusually low for a public pool. The latter was a bit of a shock to the system initially but fine after a few minutes (the sunshine helped).

I suspect the IOC will have been very happy with Fiji's rugby win yesterday. The two ways new sports generally get into the Olympics is either they offer potential for a significant new TV audience, or they offer medal prospects for historically under-represented regions. (You'll probably note that orienteering doesn't score well on either count). One of the major selling points for rugby sevens would have been the chances it offered for medals for Pacific island countries.