Goal #2

I have completed yet another task on my list. Yes, this particular item is ranked Number 2 on the list, but its number is rather meaningless. My list is NOT ranked in terms of importance. Instead, I compiled the list in a random brainstorming session one day when I was severely bored and never thought to reorganize it.

Nonetheless, I have accomplished this goal and I am proud. 

Goal #2- Try Curling

My experience curling this January marked my first foray into the “sport”. I use quotations here, because I had often mocked curling in the past. I had questioned its place in the sport category simply for the fact that I couldn’t quite see the athleticism involved. Prior to my curling attempt, I would have categorized curling as a game, akin to the likes of shuffleboard, bocce ball and darts. To be fair, curling is not the most athletic of the Olympic sports. I think we can all admit that the men and women of curling don’t undertake the same grueling physical training as say, a skier or swimmer.

Disagree? Please compare the physique of Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps to Olympic gold-medal winning Canadian curler Kevin Martin.

Michael Phelps

Kevin Martin

 

Ah ha! You see! The swimmer triumphs. In fact, I tried to find a picture of Kevin Martin shirtless for a more accurate comparison, but the distinct lack of shirtless photos leads me to inevitably conclude that he is not as proud of his physique. It also left me wondering how many people attempt a Google search of a topless Canadian curler, but that’s beside the point.

But despite the fact that curling may be less of a physical sport than some others, I can now appreciate that it does involve some degree of athleticism. So, to all you nutty broom-wielding curling aficionados, I apologize. Because let me tell you, after curling for 2 hours straight, I was certainly having trouble walking for the next 3 days. My gluteus maximus was maximus-ly sore. That sport used muscles in my body that I surely hadn’t known existed. And more than that, I came to appreciate the difficulty of the sport and the amount of skill involved in playing it well.

Overall, a very enjoyable experience and one that I will certainly repeat! Why don’t you give it a go, eh?