Sports you excelled at all those years ago

Did a little surfing back in the day. Mostly on Clearwater beach in 2-3 foot waves if it was a really good day. Once in a while we would make a trip over to the East Coast and surf at Cocoa, Cresent Beach, or St. Augustine. I had a 9'11" Greg Noll longboard with a 3 inch balsa wood stringer. Wish I had kept that. I just recently bought a 10 foot Walden Magic longboard and I'm hoping to get back into it. It's been over 50 years since I've been on a board.

I was also into bike riding for quite a while. I used to average about 5,000 miles a year. I rode a number of century rides (100 miles) in a day. And in 1994 and 1995 I managed to finish the Cross Florida Ride from Cocoa Beach to Bayport. That's 170 miles in one day. I was never all that fast. The first time I finished just barely within the 14 hour time limit. The next year I did a little better in 13 hours.
 

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None. I'm a nerd. Can't kick, hit, catch, or throw a ball of any kind. And, hate all sports. Don't watch, don't read, don't know diddly about anyone involved in sports.
 
Let's see.....I played baseball and, being left handed, was the first baseman. Great glove, so-so hitting. My wife Sue and I were very good playing tennis. We lived in a complex that had tennis courts and we played tennis pretty well every day during the spring, summer and fall. Winter time it was badminton. Also bowled. Then I discovered the YMCA, fitness classes which turned into volunteer fitness instructor and then RUNNING....Ran in and completed about 15 marathons and so many 1/2 marathons I lost count. Our son is now into triathlons. As for me, my running is now on the treadmill....Sue is worried that, if I go outside to run I might get lost......Only kidding.....
 
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