Monday, April 27, 2015

Sand Season Has Begun!

Sand volleyball season has begun!  We are die hard players at Volley's starting the season the last weekend of April and playing until the last weekend of September.  In Iowa that means we could be starting in 30 degree weather with sleet or ending that way.

Last night the weather was PERFECT!  It was in the 60's, sunny with a slight breeze and we were ready to play.

I play double's at 5pm with my good friend Chris.  We have been friends since middle school and have played volleyball together off and on for about 17 years (wow that sounds insane and not even possible to be true), we have been doubles partners for 4 years.  We have a four's team that plays at 6pm, we've got one of my little sisters and her husband's cousin who play with us.

We were just all so excited for the awesome weather yesterday, last year it was in the upper 30's with sleet/rain, awful.

It was a bit rough starting off, the transition from indoor to outdoor takes just a little bit.  It is so much easier to get some height off of a gym floor versus the sand.  Chris was jumping a bit too early but still getting his hits.  It took me a few times to feel comfortable jumping and hitting but I go there.

We won all of our games, it feels good to start off the season 6-0!  Hopefully we keep it up and continue to improve.

My running has been minimal, I've been having a lot of abdominal issues and I will be seeing my doctor tomorrow.  I feel like I've strained my abs, after a run they are extremely sore (actually they are constantly sore) and very swollen.  My half marathon is in a month so I am very anxious to figure out what is going on and hoping we can come up with something so I can continue to run and still run the half marathon!





23 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh I hope you find out what's going on with your abs! I haven't played sand volleyball, sounds like a blast though!

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    1. I am slightly concerned only because I will be super upset if I am told it would be unwise to run the half marathon May 30th, ugh. Sand volleyball is amazing, I highly recommend it if you like playing volleyball!

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  2. I have not tried sand volleyball yet. I really need to try it out!

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    1. You so need to try it out! Much better diving in sand rather than on a gym floor :) It is an amazing workout running through that sand too!

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  3. That looks like fun! Looks so sunny lucky! We don't have sand in Colorado lol 😊

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  4. Volleyball sounds like so much fun! Hope those abs are feeling better sounds like a good idea to get it checked out.

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  5. SAND is such an awesome (read: difficult) foot/ankle/calve workout! Haha. I never actually played sand volleyball when I used to live 2 miles from Huntington Beach but I would try running on the sand occassionally. Sweat city!

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  6. Sand volleyball looks like so much fun! I loved watching it during the Olympics. I hope you figure out what's bugging your abs and it's resolved soon!

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  7. Oh no! I hope your doctor is able to figure out what's up with your abs, that doesn't sound very fun at all!

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  8. Oh no, I hope you get some answers from the doctor! Being in pain is never any fun.

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  9. I am impressed by your sand volleyball playing! that is one sport I've never been able to master!

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  10. hope you are planning to head to a doctor to get checked out! gotta make sure you're healthy!

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    1. I did go see my doctor and I have a CT scan tomorrow, hopefully we get this figured out!

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  11. I've never played beach volleyball but if running on sand is any indication of how hard it can be that's a tough game!

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  12. I love, love , love sand volleyball. Totally makes me feel like it is carefree summer time.

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  13. God luck with the doctor. I have played a little backyard volleyball but not beach, sounds fun!

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  14. I've never played sand volleyball before but it's definitely fun to watch! Congrats on a great start to the season :)
    Also, hope you figure out what's up with your abs!

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  15. I want to get into a sport besides running but would probably be atrocious at anything lol my friends play volleyball outdoors and tried to get me on their team but idk...I don't think I have the coordination for it!

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  16. is it possible to strain your abs?? I feel like there are so many places that can be injured but you don't know about it until it happens! Best of luck!

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    1. It is definitely possible my abs are strained, I have a CT scan tomorrow so hopefully I will get some answers. Thank you!

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  17. I hope you are ok! I hate having to wait on results or a doctor's appointment to find something out. Volleyball looks fun! I haven't played since I was in middle school.

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  18. Sandball sounds awesome! Hope you see a doctor and find out what's going on...

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