For the Love of the Game

Who would have thought I'd find myself on a Sunday night, saying "Come on!" or throwing my hands up in the air because I was so excited a certain team had won? That's what watching American football has done to me. To be completely honest, I find the game fascinating and fun to watch. 

I don't think you'll ever find me with my face painted in a certain team's  colors, but you will find me looking forward to watching The Superbowl and not just because of the half-time show and snacks
 (I do still love the snacks though).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3hUpMgfMFc&feature=relmfu

* The American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL, began in 1920 at a Canton, Ohio car dealership.
* The NFL is the world's richest professional sports league, bringing in close to $1 billion each year.


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Try, Try, and Tri Again

This past Saturday my older brother woke up at 3:00 a.m. to drive to Myrtle Beach to be in his 2nd triathlon. I got to go and be a fan~I had never seen a triathalon or known someone personally who was a triathlete. I found it fascinating. There were men and women of different ages (the oldest I saw was 65) sizes and experience all competing that morning. Right after the sun rose, you could see what looked like tiny bobbing heads swimming 1000 meters. It is truly amazig what the human body can do.

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. Triathlons,, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion time, including timed "transitions" between the individual swim, bike, and run components.

P.S. My brother won 3rd in his division:)

(Photos courtesy of: me)