The competive fires are smoldering....

Y'ever have that dream where you are trying to run as fast as you can but can't hardly lift your feet of the ground. Just feels like something is holding you back and keeping your body from doing what you mind wants it to do? I'm getting that feeling and it's starting to bother me. My kid and I have been playing pickup soccer on Wednesday nights. Very informal. Sandlot pickup soccer in the purest sense possible. During live play, I see where I want to be and what my feet need to do. The problem is that I'm wearing a spare tire around my waist and have obviously lost a few steps. The competitive drive that burned inside me thru my teenage years has been locked away and put to sleep by years of laziness and apathy. Now that I'm getting more active, it is very frustrating that my body can't do what my mind remembers being able to do.

All is not lost. Every Wednesday night, I feel myself being less winded than the week before. My legs don't hurt as bad and I'm generally moving around better. I can feel the competitive drive waking up and more willing to stay engaged in the game. unfortunately, my mind wants my body to move a little faster, react a little quicker, and go a little longer. I'm sure my body will catch up to my mind one the weight starts melting. Guess we will have to wait and see.

almost there.....

with 25 days to go, we've received $445 in donations of our $500 goal! surely, there are a couple of stragglers who are waiting 'till the last minute to cover the balance.....

also, received the st. jude's hero singlet this weekend, which will hardly be enough in memphis' winter weather.  so now, i need to find some comfortable cold weather gear.  any suggestions?

soccer in the cold of night....

so vso/cannon soccer club has what we call street soccer, which is basically pick-up soccer games once a week at the bovina complex.  usually it is on wednesday evening and has been going on since july or august.  it's open to anyone, and typical ages range from 8 to mid-40's. wyatt loves playing with older folks, and it gives him an opportunity to try new things and see how the more experienced players do things.  i also participate because it is very rare that a parent has the opportuninty to compete with their children and their friends in the child's favorite sport and it provides a good cardio workout.

since wednesday was halloween, the powers that be decided to do street soccer on tuesday night at 7:00 (after wyatt's rec team soccer practice). since it was short notice, there was only a small turnout: smithart, price, five farthings, two schraders, an echstein and a carney made for a fun game in what i consider crisp, if not frigid, temperatures.  my lungs have not burned with cold like that in about 10-12 years.  as long as i was moving, i was warm and i felt like i was getting some good exercise.  thankfully, it is warming up just a bit for a few pleasant evening games in the weeks to come. 

note to self: invest in cold-weather tech gear for both myself and the red-headed kid.     

for more info about street soccer or the cannon  soccer club, visit our website at www.cannonsoccerclub.com