Today, the USA Today ran an article on Messiah College, in particular the women's and men's soccer teams, with mention of the field hockey and softball teams. How awesome is this!? I mean, seriously, I have been bragging about this program and this team for years! They seriously are the real deal when it comes to quality soccer, playing with class, and execution. Additionally, not only was Messiah recognized as a national powerhouse in athletics, which is quite the honor, the name of Jesus was exalted and as with every game, a great Christian testimony portrayed. I am truly proud to have played for a program with such high spiritual, academic, and athletic standards, and to have such a great team of players who were sisters, bonded by the undying love of Christ. The article brought such great memories to mind and it was almost like I was re-living my days on the MWS team. The testimony of the players are the exact same feelings that I can remember as a player. To God be the glory! Go Messiah!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Go Phillies!!
If you did not know, I am a Philadelphia sports fan. I mean, let me explain: I was raised in Baltimore, MD; and thus, do also consider myself a Baltimoron. But yeah - both of my parents and their families are from Philly - aahhhh, the city of brotherly love. So, I grew up rooting for John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, Manute Bol, and Randall Cunningham in my younger years. It has paid off the last few years with the Phillies, winning the WS last year and now on their way to another. Now, I must say I am not much of a fan of baseball in general...I mean, come on, there is very little running and creative strategy involved, but have always always been a hardcore Phillies fan...weird, I know. It all started when I collected baseball cards back in the day like it was my job. Other memorable Phillies fan practices were: being a member of the Phillies Junior club, buying multiples (of tens) of packs of Phillies franks just to get the free $4 ticket in each pack, and listening to the games and HK on 1210. They all made me a happy kid...good memories! I guess after the Phillies made it to the '93 world series (and lost) and then the baseball strike hit in the '90's, I somewhat lost interest. Then followed several years of terrible baseball, along with multiple general managers that were terrible...
I'm glad that the Phillies are good again. It's nice to have a team that can produce. It's nice that the team is baseball, so I can catch a few games during the season. GO PHILS!!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Baltimore Marathon 10.10
On Saturday, I ran the Under Armor Baltimore marathon. Ah, yes, what a great event. Not only is it home, but it was shared by those who appreciate the run. Can I also just say that I was stunned by the amount of support from the city and surrounding communities. Now I did run the half-marathon back in 2005 - 4 years ago, but I did not remember how great the random people were on the sidelines cheering. I saw a lot of people that I knew too - weird. On to reality...a marathon is 26.2 miles. For any reasonable human being, this means 4+ hours of (nonstop) running. In other words, it hurt. I did not think it was going to be easy by any means; however, I also did not think that it would be this tough either. Ugh. Let me just say, it would take a whole lot of convincing to get me to run another one. I now have nasty blood blisters, black toenails, sore muscles, tired, weak, and sore ankles - yeah, I pretty much feel like I was hit by a truck. Props to those marathon junkies who are obsessed. For me? never again. Thank the Lord - I finished and can check that bastard off my list.
Monday, October 5, 2009
New York City
This past weekend, I went to New York City to eat, shop and visit with my sister. Fun times - I mean, seriously, it was nice to get away. I must say though, I love observing the people of this great city. Fashion - yes, but with a price. First of all, people like go all out when they shop, like wearing heels to walk around for multiple hours? Who does that? It's like they have to prove that they are fashion forward to be worthy of the shopping. The price you pay for brands are literally ridiculous and if you don't hold yourself back, you can definitely spend more than you can afford. On the other hand, I love Uniqlo, I mean, not only is it like gnarly, but fits my Asian bod. So anyways, the NYC Soho store was our first destination after grabbing breakfast and coffee. Unbeknownst to any of us, the store was launching their new +J line by Jil Sanders...when we showed up 1/2 hour before the store opened, there was a short line and by 10 am, the line way, way back...ew. I mean, don't get me wrong, Jil Sanders is freaking money and her line was incredible...and actually affordable, but sheeesh. Well, it does add up AND I did spend :)
Check out the related blog by the New York Times. Makes me laugh...We tried to check out Brooklyn on Saturday, but it rained all day. Good thing I had my sweet NIKE rain jacket. Hopefully, next time I visit NYC, we can explore a new territory. Hmm, food was Southern Indian, American cafe/pastry-ish, and Vietnamese - like real good though I gained a few unwanted pounds - haha. In soccer news, Messiah women "banged past Albright 5-0" for their first conference game and win. The team's schedule in the next few weeks is on the light side with conference games + Eastern. The next test will most likely not be until regional finals.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Messiah vs. York
Corrie, my roommate, and I were anticipating a slaughter. Messiah was playing at home, under the lights, against the once rivaled York College of PA. When it rains, it pours and that it did - not literally, but the team poured goals into the back of the net and onto the scoreboard. It actually began by York scoring first, but followed with a burst of speed from the forwards and wingers unrelentingly pressing forward, overlapping, outrunning, and OCCASIONALLY finishing. Occasionally - meaning it could have been way worse, given the plethora of opportunity for the Falcons. Ew - yes the team is that good. I believe that the greatest asset of this team however is the depth of the bench. Coach Fry made at least 6 substitutions in the first half, in which the quality of play was only slightly diminished, if any. I've seen that every single player on the team sees time in virtually every game that the team steps on the field...a luxury for a coach. As a player, I remember the games that we had only 11 players see the field...As a coach, only having exactly 11 players on the squad - yikes! Now 22 (or whatever) quality players who can play at such a high level and run at an exhausted team? priceless. Ok, so I do have to say that it wasn't an overly exciting game, yet moments of excitement - goals themselves are always exciting. Like always, I will mention the fact that I would be extremely surprised if the team does not take home another championship - they are just solid and with the potential of being that much better! Amazed!
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