Tennis Would Be No Fun Without Two Players

My past week has been filled with amusement based on other peoples decisions and mistakes. Sad I know but when you sit at the bottom of the athletic pile from those you choose to train with then these little things make be feel like a bigger person. I'm sure a certain mental health lecturer of mine from uni would have a field day with this.

Most of these situations have come about due to a break down in communication. You know the whole message sent, message transmitted, message received model. For example as previously told in the case of the missing keys a message was sent but no transmission process existed for it to be received. that is The Prince and The Exchange Student were in actual fact some 100's of meters apart at point of message. Leading to a most amusing morning searching for the keys. Other examples play way to close to the marital fabric holding individuals bliss together, but honestly who does the run in that direction?

The whole communication thing has been playing on my mind for some time. With specific reference to why this mythical concept off the BMMC created largely through lack of entertaining conversation one long run has in fact developed into something that in some aspects appears to be generating success amongst those associated. My theory running along the lines of the old team coaches saying "the whole is stronger than the sum of its parts". This was reinforced for me at BTBS talking to MrD who had stated that he wished he had a similar set up in his local area (housing ain't that expensive up here in the right suburbs, even us teachers can afford it, I will have a singlet waiting).

With all this in mind I felt it was time to try and build on this informal collection of athletes and build a free communication hub for like minded athletes in the area to try and link in with others for training and events. No longer having the physical presence of the Warrimoo club house (aka Victoria's Restaurant) the web seemed the best option. So the bmmc website has been born. The aim simply being to provide an avenue for anyone to look up a date or event to see if anyone else has a similar training session planned and if not to post theirs so others might join them. Who knows no one may turn up to the site but I'm hoping it will work. Having seen some super talented athletes in Wollongong so busy trying to be the best in the gong when at uni that they missed the chance to build a unique and super strong squad I'm hoping the BMMC can in fact officially become an unofficial force.

For now though on with the final week of prep for Hotham from Bogong. I wish every week could be a taper.

Monday 4th January
An very relaxed jog with MR and Mrs Train through the back ally to singles ridge and back. 32mins to the climb out then a 5min walk on the hill and 3 minutes of stretching as Mr Train ran up to the gate and back followed by about 3#mins back. Total time 1hr 13mins 34secs.

Tuesday 5th January
The standard 6am Sleep Trains Loop with Sleep train and The Fat Kiwi. Very low on takers today thinking they are scared of my form having tapered a touch. I might have even hung on to them up the climbs this week if I pushed it. In the end a very relaxed 1hr 8mins 29sec with extra time spent particularly on the first stretch at 5 ways.