It's been another eventful week. Monday I did BodyAttack, Tuesday I had to work on my feet for 9 hours, Wednesday I did BodyShred, Thursday I went for a 32 minute run, and Friday… was the busiest day! But first I'll talk about last Thursday.
My workplace has a softball team that plays other departments at the university, and they needed an extra girl last Thursday so that they were eligible to play. Seeing as I wasn't busy that evening, I joined. It was incredible fun! Everyone was very welcoming. It had been many years since I'd last played baseball (we're talking elementary school era). I was never really good at hitting the ball, but catching and throwing were all right for me. Last Thursday was great. I actually hit the ball (gasp!), although I never made it to first base, since the hits were pretty weak and they were able to throw the ball in before I got there (sprinting is also not my forté, so that's a double whammy of imperfection). But I was catcher on the field and took part in a few key plays, which felt good.
I played again this past Friday, but it was after work and then BodyPump (I skipped the CXWorx that comes after). I was a fair bit exhausted by the end of that day. The game was great. We didn't win, but it was close, and I feel like I was even more active. I was weak with my hits, but my last turn up to bat, I hit a good ball. Nice and strong. However, I hit it right in the direction of another player, so she was able to grab it quickly and throw it to first before I made it. Despite this, I felt really good about my hit!
Before this Friday's game, I looked up some youtube videos about proper batting form, and keeping the pointers in mind, I found a big difference in how I batted this week compared to last week. I felt more in control. Now it's a matter of practice. I can watch all the videos I want and read all the information I can, but I need to physically do it to truly get it. Hopefully I can practice hitting the ball a bit before I play next, whenever that may be. There's also more inspiration to work on my sprinting. The games have been thrilling and the team spirit high. I'm glad I took a step contrary to my fears (of looking like a fool on the field) and let my coworkers and friends talk me into playing.
The coming week is going to be a short work week (camping next Friday!) and another one packed with fitness and social events. Tonight I'm doing my regular BodyAttack, and I'm please to announce that I have finally gotten myself a new lock so that I can use my bicycle for commuting. It's a Kryptonite Evoluton Mini, which I hope will help to deter theft. I'm excited because I'll spend less time commuting and get used to biking again!
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