Working from home more and the longer days have given me some extra time…
I could run more or longer but I decided to venture outside my comfort zone…
Yes, I used to be an avid tennis player and was obsessed with playing ALL.THE.TIME.
That was before I discovered running (and it was 2 tennis friends that started me running.).
I continued both at first but little by little, I played tennis less and eventually only ONCE a year in Florida).
If you don’t play tennis, you may not realize that you have join a club, arrange court time and find a group of players at your level.
I’m lucky that my tennis friends are sweet and don’t mind that I’m out of shape.
This summer, I decided to play again.
There are local outdoor clay courts where you can pay a guest fee to play.
Yes, the players are better than I am and it’s intimating but I’ve had fun.
Now pickleball is a whole different challenge.
It’s soooo popular. It seems like everyone is playing.
But I’ve never played. So I signed up for lessons. (Rules: https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/rules-summary/)
You’d think since I’ve played tennis I’d be good at pickleball.
Nope!!
Different racquet, different balls, smaller court, different rules and scoring…
I’m not a natural and everyone else plays better than me but again I think it’s a valuable experience. And it’s fun to try something new…
Happy Running! Do play tennis or pickleball? Or try things out of your comfort zone? Please share.
Since today is Tuesday, I’m linking up with Zenaida (The Running Teacher) and Jenn (Runs with Pugs).
and tomorrow:
I’m also linking up with: co-hosts Coach Debbie Runs, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Mile by Mile, and Runs with Pugs
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Well, I took tennis lessons in high school but was not very good at it. I’m sure I would be equally bad if not worse at pickleball. Yes, pickleball is SO popular! It must be really fun if everyone likes it so much. I’ll just stick with running- that’s hard enough. But it’s good you’re getting out of your comfort zone! And- you probably have more natural talent for racket sports than I do.
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I don’t know about that. You should try it.
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Love this! So inspiring to see you jumping back into tennis and trying something totally new.
In South Africa, padel is very popular, I think it’s very similar to pickleball. But I’ve never tried it – might be time to start!
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I do think Padel is more like pickleball than tennis.
If you try it, let me know what you think.
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I’ve always enjoyed racquet sports, but have never played tennis much. I was pretty good at badminton and table tennis in college (undefeated in TT in my phys ed class, LOL). As you know, I’ve tried pickleball, but the rules/scoring are SO confusing. I think I could learn to like it if I took he time to actually learn the game (oh, and practice).
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I do need to practice. Of course I don’t.
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Its always good to try new things! I’ve never played pickleball. My dad started playing last year after he retired and really enjoys it!
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So many retirees and older folks play it… not there yet (retired, I mean.)
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The pickleball craze is huge here! I’ve not tried it, but never say never, right?
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Nope. Never say never. It’s crazy how courts are popping up everywhere
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Now I want to try pickleball. It looks fun!
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You should try. I’m not good but still have fun.
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I’m so glad you’re loving pickleball. It’s an epidemic here. There are full on yelling matches at some of our county commission meetings as they try to build more courts or repurpose unused tennis courts for pickleball purposes. And they just built two or three indoor pickleball places, too!
I’m scared to try!
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same… they repurposed the tennis courts because more people are playing pickleball…
I hesitated too.
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