out of shape and out of practice

[yendi]

Okay, I knew I was out of practice. It's been years since I've played softball. But although I knew I was out of shape, I didn't realize how bad things were.

Today was the first day I could make the intramural league (I'd missed our first two games). I got there at 5:30, and the four of us who were there took infield practice. By the end, I was already schvitzing. I was at second, and I got the hang of fielding and catching, but my throwing is still way off -- I messed up my thumb a few weeks ago when I slept on it, and although it doesn't affect much, it caused me to palm the ball (especially when I rush the throw).

I was on the bench to start the game, but Dr. Roth pulled a hamstring early on, so I had to pinch run (sort of like asking a blind man to pinch-read). I managed to score, and then had to play the field. Fortunately, during the entire rest of the game, I only had to deal with a pop fly, and some force outs at second, since their entire team was right-handed.

At the plate, I managed to go 2-3 (two singles and a line-out), but sprinting was painful. My legs hurt. A lot. to the point where I can't sit all the way down, because standing is nothing but agony.

And I was thirsty. It was hot and humid on the field, and I had nothing to drink. I gulped at least ten glasses of water as soon as I got home.

I wasn't hungry, but I knew that I needed something -- hadn't had anything since lunch -- so I mixed a can of corn and a can or Ro-Tel tomatoes and cilantro and had some salsa, followed by one of Elayna's ice pops and some excedrin.

So I still hurt, but I'm not dehydrated anymore.

We've got another game scheduled on Wednesday. I really hope I'm in better shape then. :-(

Comments

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

yeh, but did y'all win? =)

[yendi]

Um, it was a moral victory. We didn't have the pity rule applied, and actually had a lead after three innings.

[maneaterlad.livejournal.com]

Dude, I can so relate to what you're going through. I had to run for the phone at work tonight from one end of the building to the other, and I thought I was gonna lose a lung. I think it's time to start looking around for young, healthy organ donors. Mwahahahaha!

[yendi]

I like that option better -- the hell with exercise and eating healthy! I want to have my cake and eat it too (literally)! Let some health nut provide me with a new heart when this one goes! I can be like that Batman parody from Marshall Law, harvesting sidekicks for organs.

[tikimama.livejournal.com]

AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Eat your cake and HAVE it, too. That expression drives me round the bend.

I would consider this softball experience a wake up call from your heart! :P

I get to be smug now, since my softball game is pretty good. At least, if I'm not striking out.

[yendi]

It's actually an expression I never use (correctly or otherwise) unless it's tongue and cheek. But I think the form I used is considered correct now by Random House standards, at least (I know the original quotation had them as you list it, but that was back in the 1500s, when they didn't think anyone would hit 70 home runs in one season, either).

No strikeouts at all in our game -- it was slow pitch all the way.

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

I want a jetsons machine to exercise me while I sit on my butt at my computer. The only thing staving off total physical condition meltdown is the walk to and from marta, and baby-walking.

[stronae.livejournal.com]

Pre and post leg stretching, man. Actually, stretch out the entire body. Helps with the aches as well as the possibility of popping a hamstring.

[yendi]

Yeah, I realized that after the fact. I always think of stretching before something like tennis, but it never occurs to be for softball, alas. It will next time.

[stronae.livejournal.com]

Heh. And just in case you needed further motivation: there was only one time in my glorious sporting career where I didn't do the pre-exercise stretching, and that was for a softball game, and I wound up popping my hamstring that day. Ghod that sucked.