Today was the doubles tennis tournament my son and I entered. The last doubles tournament we entered it was for intermediate amateur level. Then, we were able to pull off a couple of wins, one in the round-robin and one in the consolation round. I thought it was going to be a similar type of thing, but as it turns out, it was for advanced level amateurs. So there were teams playing that have been teamed up for years, people who play doubles 4-5 times a week. This was only the second time for me to play doubles in almost 30 years. Second time ever with my son. So, needless to say, we were out of our element and did not perform as well as we had hoped. But we played hard and got some good experience. We hit several good shots, but more not so good. I was able to hit a few aces in each match which actually surprised me. In the end, we had a great time. I actually wore my HRM, turning it on for the practice times and matches, and turning it off in between matches. After our final match, my son and I tossed the football around, running patterns, throwing bombs to each other. It was fun to just not think about the matches and have a different kind of fun.
I didn't get around to doing my splits and Flow until the evening. I really didn't feel like doing it at all all day after coming back, but after dinner, the thought just hit me that I am making great progress and I didn't want to take a step backwards so I did them. And I didn't lose it! I was able to hit the mark and go past it to lower depths. The pain felt so good! Did a little extra as well. Flow was still spot on, smooth and clean. No HRM for the evening, though.
In the end, I torched 1810kcals. It was a day for making memories that will last a lifetime.
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