Day 9

Day 9 - Hectic

05:00 start to try and get some more design work done and add some notes to the Rev's info. Slow going though and I don't think I am going to have the time today to bring it all together :( Still, as long as he gets mine and Michael's as well as the rest of the text that Mum and Karen put together, it should be enough to begin with.
Guildford Spectrum seems like quite a nice venue. We eventually figure out who we are meant to see (very strange organisation at these events) and Jake has been given lane 1 in the 200m - not good as he claims he can't run bends. Still, gives it a go and comes in 2nd with a stunning time of 23.4s which isn't bad for his first attempt and a slight stumble at the end, which makes him about the 3rd or 4th quickest in Hampshire and ranked 26th in the UK for his age group ! His jump coach was very impressed and the woman who runs the U15s for Southampton AC said she wished she knew about him before and would enter him into the National Junior League next season. The guy that runs the U15 Hampshire Athletics squad was also there and asked if Jake would like to represent Hampshire at the Inter-Counties Athletics match at Abingdon on the 27th August in the triple jump and almost certainly the relay. He said they can only enter one event (plus the relay), otherwise he would have him in the 100m and 200m as well !!
Funnily enough, Jake needed help to get his head out of his borrowed running vest at the end :)

Wait for results to be posted for the 100m (11.5s - 1st place in his heat) and then rush back home in time to see Heather and December Farewell's last gig :( Paid my money and wandered in whipped my camera out with new flashgun and had a play with some long range shots - not brilliant but did want to go much further in as I was already looking well out of place!! I thought it went fairly well with just the odd mishap but Heather tells me that this wouldn't work, that was wrong, she forgot some words, so-and-so was late on some cues, somebody else did this, all in all a complete disaster by the sound of it. I think she is a little bit stressed at the moment !!

Back home the stresses continue and the usual Sunday evening develops. I flit between avoiding arguments and try to cook dinner and progress some design work until I eventually fall asleep at my desk. Wake up at 01:30, watch some tv and then back to finish the design off at 03:00. Finally complete by 07:30 and emailed off. Chances of a concall to discuss with the Customer are looking slender for this week :(