Ultimate Frisbee 2010 Season

On this past Saturday, the Ultimate Frisbee 2010 season got underway. I was excited to be playing Ultimate Frisbee again. At the same time, I felt a little hesitant because of my wrist. Would it hold up? It still hurts sometimes. This was the first action since the injury back in late October. It's also the first time I would be doing anything physical since last season so I know everything would hurt. Sometimes I hate it when I'm right...

There were about 21 people so we split ourselves up into 3 even teams. I was fortunate enough to play in the first game. The 3rd team would play the winner of our game. Being as stupid greedy gung ho as I am, I shouted "First to 5!". My buddy didn't hear me and requested that we play to just 3. I overruled and 5 it was...for now.

The first point of the season was brutal. It always is. Everyone was still trying to get their conditioning back. I know it's only been about 5 months since our last action but my lungs were on fire. I think we scored first. I don't remember because I felt like keeling over. I was wheezing, hunched over, gasping for air. I had the lungs of a smoker after a box of Marlboro's...except I don't smoke. I quickly shouted, "Let's play to 3!" I was relieved when the other team agreed.

We ended up winning the first game. That was so much fun but wow, my whole body hurts.We played the next game and we won that one as well. At this point, I was kind of hoping we'd actually lose a game just so I can sit down for a few minutes. My teammates luckily felt the same way and we let the other two teams play a few games while we rested on the sidelines.

After everyone had a chance to play a few games, we decided to split everyone up again into two large teams for one final showdown. It was a great game. We were down early but we caught up and took a small lead. The other team fought hard to tie it up at 9 points a piece. We ended up scoring the last point to win it all. Woo hoo!

It is now 3 days later and I am still soooooo sore from this past Saturday. My calves are sore. My quads are sore. My hamstrings are sore. My back is sore. Even my left arm is sore and I don't even use it to throw with. I feel so old. I know it's now the 2010 season and it has only been 5 months since the last season ended, but I feel more than a year older than I did the previous season. I don't know how professional athletes can keep going when they are sometimes more than 10 years older than I am.

I need to start exercising more so I won't feel so sore each week. It's hard to find time to do that though when I sit in front of a computer for most of the day. I suppose I can't complain. I'll easily take what I have now over some of the physically intensive jobs that I had to do in my younger days.

What's kind of funny is that my good friend, C.D. asked me why don't I just lift some weights in my basement? I replied, "Because they are so heavy!" Maybe when Baby is born, we can take him for little walks or something.

Well, the first game of the Ultimate Frisbee season is finally behind us. Hopefully one of many more to come this year. I'm looking forward to it! Bring it on! Just let me catch my breath first...