Tdisc mid season grades

Courtesy of Tsn.ca

Bull Patterson: B- Bull entered his tryout agreement on fire. Within a week he had a hill named after him(Bull Hill) and was pegged as the favorite going into the island marathon. Bull continued to impress...making great strides in the pool and even made a bold statement and purchased a bike from our major sponsor(Smooth Cycle). For personal reasons Bull was forced to withdraw from the Island Marathon. It was then that he began to show signs that he was entering his first ever dog days. The pressure of trying to become a world class triathlete while working a job and going to school had caught up to the bull. The bull got Burnt out! The good news is that he stuck with the team. On Dec.12th in front of Tdisc nation...Bull was innaugurated into Tdisc. He has gone home for christmas to get rejuvenated for the stretch run. Before he left he made it clear to the team that he was going to be better in the second half. We know he's going to be good....but just how good? Coach Tdisckree summed him up best when he said "if he can see you than he'll catch ya."

Captain Tdiscgreggy: B+ The captain let everyone know early on that he wasn't fooling around this year. There would be no excuses...he was going to do what he needed to do to get better. As a team we felt that the captain was ready to move out from under the admirals wing. How would the captain handle getting up without the burnt english muffin alarm clock. The captain handled it well...only being late a few times. The captain is rumoured to have set up his bike on the trainer at home and does a few rides in the evenings. He has also joined the ever growing Ed. Fitness class. Like TDB he has also begun to show signs that he is entering the dog days. Tdisc will need the captain to continue to lead by example in the second half if they are to have any chance at surviving.

The Admiral: A- The admiral made a statement to start the season with a high placing at the Island Marathon. When the bull put the hammer down...it was the admiral that had to respond. We expected him to drop at bull hill...but he didn't! Then came along the next one. He took a week off and then came back to the team. Everyone said he couldn't do it....but he has. He shows up regularly for morning workouts...not always overly talkative, but he still comes and puts in a good workout. We've even been able to reason with him on a few occasions. His go hard attitude has tamed down a bit, but he still remains aggressive in the pool. Next Friday he will put his 18-0 record on the line in swim class when he lines up in the 50m 1 arm freestyle. He's our big gun and everything is pointing towards greatness in the second half. If it doesn't cost to much...he'll podium in June.

Coach Tdisckree: c- TDK couldn't keep his momentum following the island marathon. It wasn't long into training camp when rumblings began about the dismissal of him as coach. His attitude and work ethic were poor. He struggled with the dog days which often led to excuse filled texts that led to the absense of him at workouts. He was once quoted as saying "I don't think i've ran in a month boys." His attendance at workouts was far and few between. He has come leaps and bounds but still hasn't proven that he can control his bowls when the race is on the line. We know what he can bring the team and expect him to bounce back in the second half. He is the mastermind of Tdisc and holds the team record for the best finish in a triathlon. A successful season for tdisc rests on the shoulders of the coach.

Tdiscpye: B- The author of the blog started the year on a high note by setting a new personal best in the Island Marathon. He didn't slow down there...he joined ed. fitness while still working out with Tdisc. To the world it looked like tdp was on his way up in Tdisc, but the team knew that he wasn't handling life in the public eye very well. Tdisc knew that at any point in time the blog could be in search of an author. Food and texting have got the better of him in the first half. He has shown signs of being able to beat these addictions, but not on a consistent basis. Without change...don't expect the blog to make it out of January.

CRM John "Cubag" Cusack: B+ The CRM was thrown right into the fire with his duties in the 1st annual Tdisc Santa Claus run. He immediatly had the team on KRock. The team then went a week without hearing from him and almost canned the newly appointed CRM. On Dec. 22nd Cubag proved his worth when he got Tdisc on the front page of the guardian. What's next for the CRM?

Bob MacKenzie