Kicking My Way to Soredom!

Taking part in an athletic event that you haven't played in years will age you pretty quickly. I'm not old yet, but I got a sense of my physical dilapidation this weekend...

KTAB anchor Angela Taylor asked some KTAB and KRBC employees to join forces for a kickball tournament. The proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity. Here's what happened:

It was early Saturday morning, and we were the first team there. Our team consisted of Angela Taylor and her husband, Justin; Victor Sotelo and his wife, Brenda; Tim Caldwell (KTAB Assistant Producer); Kailey Franz; Michelle Ashworth; Brittany Pelletz and her boyfriend, Justin; Maria Oliver; Mark Moseley (KRBC Executive Producer); and my husband Matt and me. "Now, that's intimidation!" you may facetiously jest. You would be right in doing so. Most of us work out moderately, but, as any adult knows, our bodies just don't work they way they used to. We assumed we would play against some average college students and, perhaps, some other adults. As I mentioned, we were the first kickballers on the scene. Finally some beefed-up young dudes with sweat bands on their heads walked up. Unsettled, this prompted one of our teammates to ask the question, "Um...Who are we playing against?" To which the person in charge responded ever so contritely, "Hardin Simmons athletes." Immediately we all erupted into that histerical laughter, which denoted, "What have we gotten ourselves into?!"

To some up our kickball run...We played against the HSU soccer teams in a game that involved what they do best--kicking. The tournament was double elimination. We lasted two games. In other words, we lost our first two and were sent packing. Despite losing, we all had a great time; and, if nothing else, we served as comedic relief for the college students. We had our shining moments. My husband made some intense diving catches, and Brenda Sotelo was surprisingly impressive at the plate. The total assessment: a great time, no injuries, and I'm sore in places I didn't know could get sore. I haven't spoken with my fellow teammates about their soreness, but I'm positive I'm not the only one feeling the aches of our kickball debut.

Meg