Tennis anyone?

I've mentioned before that I've been playing softball for most of my adult life (weather & season permitting) and I've been phasing this out. I've also mentioned that I enjoy the interaction the games provide even though I've been stuck to the bench like a piece of chewed gum. I voluntarily sit out because the youth movement has taken our team to new heights. I feel I am part of this even though my only contribution is to coach first base and tell 20-year-olds who run like the wind to "take second".. I always look like I know what I'm doing. Well, then again I also send out e-mail game reminders and keep track of who's going to be there and who won't. I lead the team in administrative skills.

So besides needing more exercise I need to keep the Time Killing at an acceptable level. The last 4 or 5 Mondays I've been playing tennis with some other non-employed friends. This includes my wife who IS employed but has Mondays off. Luckily she has taken on the role of my doubles partner. She is a slightly better player than I. OK, since she's reading this, she's much better than I. The good news is I've been improving each week which is good because I like to win. One of the keys is to play others who are at your skill level. So far that hasn't been hard to do.

I can remember playing tennis with my father when he was about my age and he used to complain about having no "life" in his legs. I always used to wonder what he was talking about and thought he was just kidding. I now know what he means since running around isn't too easy. I feel like I have two broom sticks for legs. Luckily tennis requires short bursts unless you're tracking down a lob. I've been trying to play up at the net to cut down my running but now I enter a whole new zone - sluggish reaction time. Gotta work on that. For now I'll let my loyal partner do the running, keep practicing and time killing. Is there any running in golf?