Last night, I played ultimate with FameThrowa, a practice game before our season starts next week. I’ve basically done nothing physical since before Captain Jelly Belly was born, so I know I’m going to be hurting. So far, so good though. I really took it easy trotting around the field last night. One girl who was covering me on defense told me she really liked the way I ran casually around the field instead of going “all out.” Sadly, I was going all out at the time.
Anyway, there’s this really experienced guy on our team named Quincy (name changed to protect the innocent). I knew him from a few seasons back when my old team used to play his all the time. He was known as “the fast guy” and none of the guys on my team ever wanted to mark him. So last night at practice, when introduced us, I knew who he was.
It turns out there are two Quincys on the team, and said that she wanted to refer to this fast guy as “Dr. Quincy Jones” since he is a doctor. And then I was like, “DOCTOR Quincy Jones?” And she was like, “Yes, he’s an allergist,” and I was like, “Um, he’s my allergist.” Granted he does not wear shorts and a t-shirt to the office, but I cannot believe that I totally didn’t recognize him! I’m still totally not over it.
I thought I’d really lost some brain cells from the two pregnancies, but really, this is ridiculous. I think I need some new glasses…or a new brain…or both!
TurtleHead 
Don’t worry about your running speed; it will improve with time. And besides, remember that you have a big advantage over all of the other girls in our league: your experience. You have a great eye for strategy, and that will allow you to run less.
I had a guy on my winter team that rarely ran because he knew when it wasn’t worth it. If your mark is running off to somewhere you know she can’t catch the disc, there’s no need to run after her. My brain just isn’t as quick as my legs, which is why I run a lot, but you probably won’t need to.
If I play lines as I hope to play, you’ll be on the same line with Andrea and Mary. Mary is lickety-split fast, so you can alway stick her with the fast girl on the field. Mary’s always up for a challenge!