1-16-17 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.

1-16-17 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.

Had an off day yesterday because of work, so today was off.  So I was able to have an all-day date with my wife.  We had a leisurely morning, waking up late and having a light breakfast together.  Then we started to, in a very slow and deliberate matter, no rushing or stressing out, getting ready to go to play tennis. 

Our reservation was for 11am, but we ended up leaving at about 10:40am.  We were able to get onto the court, and do a good stretch and then start playing before 11am.  Also, since there was no one after us, we were able to stay on a bit longer than our reservation, actually about 20 minutes longer.  It was a great session.  I was able to get my tennis feel back some, and I was also able to practice more control and keep the rallies going.  The longer the rallies, the more running and focus I had to have.  Over all, we had a great time, but there was one thing that wasn't that great, and that was the fact that it was bone chilling cold.  I had heavy-duty thermal athletic wear plus a wind breaker.  I don't have a warm sports/tennis hat, so I ended up having to wear a regular knit hat.  That got my sweat on pretty quick, but I couldn't take it off because then my head would freeze, so I had to play with a cold body, but an overly warm head.  I was wearing a glove on my left had as well.  Once I got to running all over the court, I didn't notice the cold to much.  But the cold became noticeable when we did some drills and I was just feeding my wife balls, and serve practice.  But we did end up playing a game with some adjusted rules, like I was playing the Singles lines and my wife was playing the doubles lines.  She served until something went in, while I had the standard number of serves.  I was up 3-0, when our time was going a little too long, so we played a Sudden Death point, next points wins, type of deal.  And my wife won.  Lots of fun playing tennis with my wife.  She is getting better, much better than before.

After showering and changing, we went out for a late lunch.  I didn't have any of the fried stuff, and ate a lot of fresh fruit and veges.  I was very happy with myself.  The one indulgence was the two waffles and ice cream.  Delish!!!

Splits and Flow came in the evening.  Not the regular routine, but the new routine that focuses on front hip flexors and hamstrings.  All was well.

In the end (of the tennis), I torched a nice 737kcals.  Fun day! Not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow.