Tonight was the first night of Ulti playing in the men’s leage. I was pretty pumped for the game. I decided to ride out to the field which, unfortunately, was at Gorden Head Middle School. A long ride from Esquimalt. The ride itself was fine and I got to the field with a few minutes to spare.

The game started off and we only had 7 guys. Great. The first thing the captain told us about men’s league was that the pace was faster than co-ed Wednesday night league. Great.

Sure enough, the first point we ran our asses off. I did one great cut, got away from my check and missed the catch. The wind caught it and it rose up a little. I dove trying to snag it and came up a bit short. Instead I banged up my knee, my elbow, and my chest. Great start to the game.

It got worse before it got better. I had one bad point where I could not catch my breath and developed a bad stitch. I couldn’t keep up to my check. I sat off a couple points before I came back on.

When I came back I managed to feel better. My cuts were getting better and my legs felt a bit better. I even managed to catch a point on a great break to the end zone.

First game is done, many more to go. And no more diving until after the Tour de Victoria is done!