Today officially marked the end of the frisbee season for me. After frustrating pool play in the wind all day yesterday, my club team fought hard today and ended up taking division 4. It was a great time. At the second half of the championship game, the fatigue really set in. However, as I struggled to play defense, sucking air and pushing hard to bridge the gap between what I want to do and what my tired body can do, I had this amazing feeling. It was probably all the adrenaline talking, but in the midst of all the frantic movements, I realized that "This is awesome. and THIS is why I play." It was one of those random thoughts that just make you smile out of nowhere. I really wish I was more eloquent... maybe I can then do a better job with trying to capture that moment.
That being said, I am sad that I won't be able to play with TBD in the fall. I'll be starting part-time graduate school in a couple of weeks. The plan is to take two evening classes in the fall semester and try to finish the program in two years. Sounds like some rough time is ahead....but for the time being, I will try to exploit the rest of the summer as much as I can. Now that frisbee is done, I can finally focus on training for the half-marathon that Jen has talked me into doing.
to be continued....
