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Simon Mason
Guest
On Wednesday, for the first time in 2 years, I got roped into a full 90 minute football match on a
full size pitch. Although I still play 5 a side every week, a full size pitch is another thing
altogether, especially as we were playing what used to be called YTS lads.
Although as I'm 45, I couldn't quite match the fastest ones for speed, I was pleased that the 5000
miles a year I clock up cycling helped me last the game well. In fact in the last ten minutes it
was dead easy, heart and lung wise.
Only thing was, the muscles I used were very different from my cycling ones and the next day my legs
were in agony and the 25 mile ride I tried in the evening had me struggling up a rail flyover, there
was no power there at all. Still, keeping up with lads 25 years younger than me was very satisfying.
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Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
full size pitch. Although I still play 5 a side every week, a full size pitch is another thing
altogether, especially as we were playing what used to be called YTS lads.
Although as I'm 45, I couldn't quite match the fastest ones for speed, I was pleased that the 5000
miles a year I clock up cycling helped me last the game well. In fact in the last ten minutes it
was dead easy, heart and lung wise.
Only thing was, the muscles I used were very different from my cycling ones and the next day my legs
were in agony and the 25 mile ride I tried in the evening had me struggling up a rail flyover, there
was no power there at all. Still, keeping up with lads 25 years younger than me was very satisfying.
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Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W http://www.simonmason.karoo.net