Training Log Archive: dlevine

4-6 inches all around the house; mostly light, but there was still enough of it to feel it afterward.

Doubles with Jerry, Danny, and Steve

I got there late and Danny had dominated Jerry and Steve at cutthroat, so Jerry (the weakest) picked Danny as his partner. Although some games were close (we trailed the second one 1-7), the evening was not.

15-11, 15-9, 15-7, 15-9, 15-8.

Versus Steve

Easily the most intense match of the year. (And it's likely to retain that title for the next 362 days; it was easily in the top 2 of 2010.)

Each game went about the same way: tough, close play before my youth and superior conditioning let me score a bunch in a row to win it.

Game 1: Trailed 2-7, but tied it at 7; trailed 7-12, but tied it at 13; won 21-15.
Game 2: Repeated ties until 9-9; won 21-12.
Game 3: Tied at 3, 6, and 9 before I won 21-12.

From 6-6 to 9-9, Danny was watching (before playing in the "second shift") and said that it was the most intense match he'd seen in a long time.