Nick Green Hot Lap

The Basin Gift from Billy Holderhead’s perspective
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Getting sweaty
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Got past Husky
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Getting really sweaty
Oh… there’s Pezz man, gotta try and run him down for bragging rights
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Chafing now
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Wish I’d worn my new running shorts
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Starting to edge a little closer to Pman
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Man we’ve eaten a lot in last few days
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Not to mention about 30 beers, 8 reds, 1 tequilla [...]

The London Hotlap has been run and won. Perfect running conditions of 5 degrees and fine saw a solid turn out of 20 at Clapham common for the premier race on the london running calendar.
Two late withdrawals due to injury (AO and Huge Bailey) made no real change to the bookies odds.
From the outset it [...]

Athers – $2.20 – came close last year before being overrun on the home stretch. hungry for the win this year
Freckie – $2.40 – debut in the big race…a freak of nature. If he runs the right course will be right there at the end.
Cahill – $2.40 – little legs. big heart. to go out [...]

Dear Friends,
It’s Nearing Australia day…
Over the past couple of years a group of people come together on Australia day with one common goal; to remember a mate who we lost well before his time. Nick Green was a great mate to many of us; small in stature, big on personality with a massively infectious laugh [...]

Friends of Nick,
Rio, Laos, Risdon Brook Dam, Clapham Common, Princess Park and many more venues will come to light at 11am Tuesday 26th of January ‘Australia day’ or more commonly known as the ’The Nick Green Memorial Hot Lap’.
The year’s race is wide open with whispers of secret trainings being held by many participants, all vying to [...]