Day 22

I bet I ran 7 miles inside the boundaries of a tennis court that day. I had played maybe twice before, always with people about as experienced as I was. Surely my 22 year old reflexes and 40 years of age advantage would be enough to hold my own. That was my theory. It was soon to be proven wildly false. My partner, grandfather age and all, knew how to play the game and did not play to lose. He gave me the respect of playing at his best and I had no chance. I learned a lot from it.