IRONMAN Training Day 6: Wiffleball Season Opener

I play in an adult wiffleball league and to quote my match.com profile, yes it is as awesome as it sounds.  We had to reschedule our first games of the season last week so they were played tonight instead.  I know you're probably thinking, "Wiffleball isn't an IRONMAN event!  How the hell does it count as training?"

It's cross training and wiffleball, in my opinion, is a fantastic way to prepare for IRONMAN VII.  I run around a lot, it involves plastic, it involves playing kids games, it combines fun and competition... what's not to like? 

Every week we play a doubleheader.  Since we didn't play last week, we've got two doubleheaders this week.  Awesome.  We played the first one tonight and the second one will be on Thursday.  We lost our first game tonight 2-1.  We were down 2-0 going into the last inning and were inches from tying the game when my teammate/IRONMAN V winner, Brian did a Nick Punto-esque dive into first with a man on third and two outs, miliseconds before the opposing team got him out.  The second game we won 1-0 and I'm proud to say I threw the third no-hitter of my career (Fancy Boy, do I have your attention?)  My teammate Richard made a spectacular leaping grab to rob the other team of a homerun, keeping the win (and no-hitter) intact.

Though posts have been rare lately, rest assured I have been busting my tail during running club to keep up with Fancy Boy's multiple weekly athletic activities.  Posts will be more frequent as I get back into my routine.