I don’t know if I fully considered when I was getting married that I was also joining a perpetual sports team. A sports team that is always in season. My husband is athletic and loves all things athletic, and sometimes my life is so sports-centered (or “SportsCentered”… if we can only catch the game on TV) that I can hardly believe it. Now don’t get me wrong. I am a sports girl. I love my Seattle Mariners and Seahawks, mourn the loss of the Sonics, hate the Cowboys and the Yankees with a passion, love my TCU Horned Frogs (our Rose Bowl Victory is a whole other post) and the Washington Huskies, anxiously await the day I get to fill out my March Madness bracket, and I even do some fairly sporty things of my own like running regularly, playing tennis sporadically, and dreaming of playing basketball again (though I don’t have the guts to actually do it).
But Micah takes sports loving to a whole new level. His favorite thing in the world is the NBA season, so his excitement will only increase each month between now and the playoffs in late spring. He also loves football and played for a year in college. He is one of those annoying people who is fast and strong for basketball, football, and track, but can also run a half-marathon without any training whatsoever, and maintains sculpted biceps even when he takes a year off from weight-lifting. It’s infuriating and admirable and envy-evoking all at the same time…
However, over the years Micah and I have enjoyed many different sports activities together from sitting almost front row at one of the final Sonics games, to some amazing Husky football wins at the UW stadium (sorry USC!), challenging some teenage boys to 2-on-2 basketball at the gym (yes, we won), and running lots of races together from 5Ks to half marathons.
2011 has already been so sports-filled, I hardly know where to start and we are only two weeks in. It all began with the TCU Rose Bowl victory on New Year’s Day (honestly, one of the best days of my life). Last week I took Micah to his first Suns game. (Side note: I hate the Suns. I have hated the Suns since the 4th grade and the days of Charles Barkley. But since we live so close to the amazing Suns collesium, I gave in and bought Micah some tickets for Christmas so he can get some real-life NBA fulfillment). The very next day we volunteered at the BCS National Championship. We didn’t actually watch the game in the stadium, but we got to be a part of all the pre-game action for free.
Finally, this weekend is the sportiest weekend yet. On Sunday, Micah and I (and three of my girlfriends from Seattle!) will be running the Phoenix Rock and Roll Marathon. Micah, Bekah and Ashley are running the full and my best friend, Sarah, and I are running the half. A full marathon is just not for me… since I lack Micah’s natural athleticism, I am perfectly content challenging myself with 13.1 miles. Training to run the full 26.2 does not interest me in the least. But I am so excited for Micah, Bekah, and Ashley to conquer that beast.
And on another side note, I have been dealing with a weird scratchiness in my throat since Wednesday. Please pray that I do not get sick before this race. I have been training so hard for three months and I am hoping to take 10-15 minutes off my last half marathon time. I will be back with pictures and results next week. Until then, here are some peaks at our sporty life these past few weeks…
