So, I regularly play a lot of tennis and if you think cyclist can be snooty about other cyclists, try tennis players - I've never seen more A type people outside a men's road racing category 3 race!

Anyway, I had a great experience. Went down to Tucson to visit my parents and my sister for the weekend. Took my racquet and some balls to practice my serve on Saturday morning early at 6:30. As I was walking off the court and down the row of other courts, three men asked me if I would like to play with this since their 4th did not show.

I almost didn't say yes cause I thought i might be in over my head, but instead just thought I would go for it. Figured I could bow out if they were really much better than I am. Low and behold, I held my ground, hit great shots and pushed the boys at net. They were really nice guys, great cameraderie (sp?) and I was very competitive with them! Wow, I have impoved lately. It made me feel great, they had a good time, and asked me back when I'm going to be back in town visiting. What a nice and pleasurable experience!