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As with any sport, Hockey requires a certain level of fitness (see my previous blog discussing my fitness).
Most of us are now of an age where our fitness is sliding, hockey is not the most important thing in our lives and drinking beer is no longer a sport, but is more about the social interaction. This is evidenced by the ever changing make-up of our teams on Wednesday night, with players absent for various reasons, but everyone getting together after the game for a beer and a chat.
Many people are surprised when they learn that in my younger days, I used to be a runner! Not someone who ran to stay fit, or did a couple of laps around the local park, but a long-distance runner. 10k Road Races, Half Marathon's and Marathons. I even trained with and supported a number of friends in the NZ Ironman.
So I find it somewhat uncomfortable to acknowledge that these days, I can't even run 5kms without stopping ... and that's nothing short of disgraceful!
Having acknowledged that fact, I've now strapped on the running shoes, and rather painfully, hit the road, starting off slow, but determined to regain some of my lost fitness.
As a striker, there are a couple of skills that the younger players of today possess, that I would love to be able to include in my bag of tricks.
The first of these is a tomahawk. Playing with Macquarie Uni on the weekends, we have been promoted to Division 1, and as a result, I am playing against a much younger group of opponents. Some of the opposition forwards have demonstrated fantastic skills when shooting from the reverse stick side, although, in my humble opinion, many of them seem to have a preference to shoot from the reverse. Is this just show-boating?
It's Sunday night, you and the family are sitting down to enjoy a relaxing dinner, when the phone rings, and upon answering it, you encounter the dreaded telemarketer!
Just over 3 years ago, a Do Not Call Register was introduced in Australia. For over 3.5 million Australians, that means that by registering their phone numbers and email addresses, they will not be plagued by unwanted calls and emails from numerous organisations.
As we all descend gracefully into that period of our life often referred too as "mid-life", many of us experience the urge to splash out on luxury items. These items are often frowned upon by our partners, and include things like Triumph Motorbikes, Beach Houses, Home Entertainment Systems and fancy Motor Vehicles.
Motor Vehicles do tend to be the major offender, and with the vast majority of my audience being male, we all tend to favour a particular Marque, even if we don't currently own one. Favourites include Aston Martin, Mercedes Benz, Ferrari, BMW, Lamborghini and Bugatti.
The Fitz files another report from Hong Kong.
Thursday - Over 40's - Australia v New Zealand
A battle between 2 of 3 teams who have not dropped a point to date (the other being England) promised to give us some indication of who would become favourites to take the title.
