First Annual Activeness Racquetball Tournament

Off-Season Event Report: First Annual Activeness Racquetball Tournament, December 31, 2005, Mid-County YMCA

A dicey toe hangnail kept me on the sidelines, but here are my observations on an epic end-of-2005 racquetball tournament between the other two Activeness co-founders.

Later,
Racer X

PARTICIPANTS
Jan, John: Neither had played in more than a year and the two previously had not met on the racquetball court.

UNINVITED
Friend of Activeness Diesel, who plays racquetball twice a week and is considered way too good.

PROGNOSIS
Jan brings the superior hand-eye coordination and competitiveness of a former professional athlete. He’s younger and quicker. Slight edge in experience and strength to John.

VARIABLES
Jan competed in a 10-mile running race earlier in the day. John was not well-rested.

RESULTS
Sorry, but what happens on the Y racquetball court stays on the Y racquetball court. Fitness center director let the two extend past closing time to battle for final points as both players went into their two-minute offenses trying to get to 21. Prediction: Each guy would win 50 if they played 100 games.

SUMMARY QUOTES
“It’s a nice change from multisport to play for an opportunity to win. Plus it’s fun. I felt like a kid.”
- Jan

“It seemed like I was playing against myself. And man, that’s a lot of sweat.”
- John