Ed Leafe wrote: > As many of you know, I have another life away from the keyboard as a > soccer referee.
You mean a Football referee? > For the basic grade (i.e., you aren't working > professional games) there is no actual fitness test requirement, but > the tests are offered to everyone. The targets are based on your age > and on your grade, so for a 45+ guy who wants to move up to the next > level, I have to do the following things one after the other: > > • Run 1800m in 12 minutes. That's 4.5 times around a standard track. > • Then run a 50m dash in 9.5 seconds > • Then run a 200m dash in 40 seconds. > > You get about a 3 minute break between each event while they > organize everyone, but that's about it. I timed myself well, and made > the 1800m with about 15 seconds to spare, and then did the 50m in > 9.0, followed by the 200m in 38 sec. In other words, I made it! > > It's humbling to watch the younger guys breeze through these tests, > but for an older guy like me with 3 knee operations, it's not easy at > all. But even though I probably won't be upgrading to the next level > any time soon, I've set passing this test as my goal to make sure > that I keep myself fit enough to stay healthy. Now that I'm back home > and showered, it's time to get some food and enjoy a nice cold > beverage to celebrate! Congratulations! I wouldn't be able to do it (shit, I must begin training again). > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
