9-01-16 Pickleball + Jojjing.

9-01-16 Pickleball  + Jogging.

Jet lag hit me like a load of bricks today.  It hit me pretty hard yesterday too, but since yesterday was a rest day, when I got sleepy, I took a long nap. Today, I had to start work so no nap. I really had to fight to stay awake. I was shouting and slapping my face on the drive home. Yeah, that was a bit tenuous, but thankfully, I made it back safely.

Today wasn't a normal Pickleball day, but my mom called around and was able to find a friend to play with us. So, we ended up plating "Cut-Throat" aka "2-on-1". At the outset, I wasn't feeling particularly energetic, and in the first few minutes, I didn't think I would last the whole hour, but once we got into it and some really good points were played and the adrenaline started flowing, I was pumped and ready to get into it.  You might think it wasn't very competitive, me against a couple of senior citizens, but this was more me learning and getting a better feel for the game than actual competition. So I held back on killing the ball and focused on just getting everything back with good accuracy and control. Plus, they are actually pretty good, so they really pushed me. Their experience really came through on a lot of points.  We ended up playing six games. The first three were all pretty one sided. But from the third game, I was still energetic, but I was feeling gassed and a lot of unforced errors started creeping in. The score of that third game was really close.  I had to fight my way back from like an eight point deficit. I found just enough energy to tie-and-pass when I was 11-13 down.  Those close games are a lot more fun than the blow outs.  We all had a great time.

By the end of the hour, I had burned just under 800kcals. I really wanted to top 1000, so I ran along side my dad as he rode his bike. My dad had a stroke over ten years ago so riding his bike is something he does to stay active.  He rides for about half an hour, and goes for about a mile and a half at a good pace for his condition. So today a jogged along.  I normally hate jogging, but this was just some quality time with my dad.

In the end, I torched over 1150kcals. I love burning calories this way!

Now, I'm sure you have noticed that I have not done the splits of Flow for about four days. The reason for that is that I seem to have had a slight left lower glute pull. Putting weight on my left side has been rather painful since the long flight.  The seats were extremely uncomfortable and lacked sufficient cushion. At one point mid-flight, I tried to adjust my butt in the seat and a pain shot into my left glute. That is when I knew I had to get up and stretch.  I normally don't get up too much, but it seems that I will have to change that and get up to stretch more often during long flights.