The countdown begins

Well, if it's June it must be undokai (sports day) season. First up this Saturday is Cian's followed a week later by Mammy's extravaganza. However, overshadowing both events (and the inane goings on at FIFA) is the shock news of the omission of Cian 'The Tenjin-cho Bolt' from the third class relay team. For the previous two years he has been the go to guy when things get speedy but this year he didn't even make the reserve team. And this despite winning his heat.
The fix, ladies and gentlemen, is very much 'in'.
I don't know what kind of bribes, kickbacks, or payoffs were made, but they were made. And the world of sport is a lesser place for it. I am not pointing any fingers but that is a suspiciously shiny new Nissan Fuga the headmaster is driving. With the leather seats. And the touch screen navigation system.
Cian has taken it all in his stride (a stride which is among the quickest in all of third class, but that doesn't matter in the relay selection as, apparently, other things rather than speed are more important. Like having a father who owns the local Nissan car dealership). Instead, he is concentrating on all his energy and athleticism on the yosokai soran dance, a 'modern interpretation' of a traditional Japanese summer dance.
I know, I know, still your beating hearts. But you will just have to wait until Saturday evening when I put a clip up on youtube.
Unlike last year (and our record breaking 16 consecutive days of rain), the weather forecast is looking good for this Saturday, so it will be up with the fireworks at 5:30 and off to fight for the prime patch of dirt around the running track.
And guess who has to do that?
As a sort of postscript, if we are talking on skype this weekend to any of you good readers, the 'relay' word is not to be mentioned. At all. If I even here the phoneme 're', the connection will be immediately dropped and not resumed. Ever.