Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 273

Day 273 Yesterday, I drove up to Edmonton to play in a badminton tournament. My coach Wang had rounded up a bunch of the guys from our training group way back in the day to come play. I hadn't been playing at all so my expectations were low. I had a feeling that my body would hold up but my skills would be more than rusty.

Today's Workout:

3 matches of Badminton

- 1st match (Lost) 21-6 / 21 - 15 - 2nd match (Won) 21-11 / 21-13 - 3rd match (Lost) 21-16 / 21-19

My first round opponent was a no show, so I got a walkover. In the next round my opponent was a very solid player. He pushed the pace beyond what my current level could handle. Footwork, timing, shot selection, everything was very off. The second game was better but overall I still got thumped. However, as I said I didn't expect much and did have fun.

My next two matches were better. My opponents weren't nearly as good as Alan. My first consolation match went pretty well. I played much better, which is always more enjoyable. My second consolation was quite close. I lost but it was a good match. However, the one thing that was a concern was that my left heel was very sore. The courts were a bit slippery, and with my footwork being off I think I may have pull something. Hopefully it won't be too bad for me to play doubles tomorrow.

I guess you can be as fit as you want but if you do your exercises ineffectively and poorly it doesn't matter, you're still flirting with injuring yourself.