3-Legged : Beats Your Own 2 Feet !

The Dyamic Duo came out of a very long hibernation this morning to face the most competitive and political of environments. The stakes were high, reputations were hanging very much in a balance and pre-race heart rates were of immeasurable levels. There is simply nowhere as threatening as the local village primary school sports day!

Of course, it's all about our kids....well, almost all! Having made sure the kids understood it was all about enjoying the experience and the taking part, not the winning.....the adults turned their attention to the parents races. And quickly forgot their own advice!

Tensions were high from very early in the morning, as news spread that the sprint champion in the mummys category in recent years had been out training for 6 weeks - but when she found out that Uno of the Dynamic Duo was going to challenge her, she was so scared of losing her title that she decided she wasn't going to race. So in a bid to inject some fun back into sports day for the mummys, somebody (ahem!) put in a special request for a 3-legged race.

A total of 7 brave pairs stood at the start line, bound together at the ankles by the ubiquitous school tie, and awaited the whistle. Completely in synch from the off, seemingly better on 3 legs than their own 2 feet, the Duo lead the field all the way and took the title. The noise levels soared as the crowd went wild (well, the kids had been wild all morning anyway!), and as the Duo woo-hoo'ed at their victory, and as the other 6 pairs laughter reverberated around the pitch on crossing the line. Goal achieved - a fun race! (ohhh ok then, yes, and the gold medals too!).

In post race interviews the Duo were quizzed as to how much secret training they had done, with well-known local runners saying there was no way that we could be so smooth and at-one without practicing and a strategy. Believe us, there had been absolutely no training at all. Believe us, there was no method. In stark contrast to the other pairs, who were extremely vocal in their instructions to each other during the entire race and will be chanting "up-down-up-down-up-down" in their sleep tonight, the Duo just fell into silent stride and ran on an inherent harmony. What a team. Simply dynamic!

Ahhhhh the sweet taste of victory! Sorry...of taking part!