My triathlon training is now just me playing semi-pro football. The bumps and bruises inflicted take so much time to heal, I sometimes don't know if I will be able to play in the games. My back, neck, shoulders, arms, knees, feet, hands, arms, fingers, ribs, chest and wrists hurt.
But I did score my first ever touchdown!
I was playing defensive end when the other team (Rouge River Warriors) ran a swing pass to the running back away from my side. The running back slipped andfell down. He got up as if he had been tackled and left the ball on the ground for the referee to pick up. But no one on defense touched him and the referee did not whistle the play dead. I picked up the ball and ran about 25 yards for a touchdown! Insane!
While football is causing me to have toins of bruises, it is also getting me to loose weight. Granted, a lot of it is water weight, but I am steadily shedding pounds. With only two regular season games remaining and at least one playoff game (my touchdown sealed our victory, which in turn sealed a playoff berth), I will endure the pain and punishment a bit more before I swing into triathlon training mode.
