As a physical education major at Virginia Tech, I had to take several activity courses.
Most of them were just plain enjoyable, like field hockey, tennis, folk dancing and golf.
By far, the one I remember the most was my golf class. It was a pass/fail class and, trust me, there were times I thought I would not pass the class.
I had to play 18 holes of golf for my final exam, quite a challenge for someone who had never picked up a golf club. Gratefully, I passed my class and developed a new respect for golfers. The golf swing itself is an athletic event. There is a tremendous amount of power in the golf swing… Read entire story
Several months ago, I had a fun bet with my son-in-law concerning the Virginia Tech versus University of Tennessee football game.
I am a huge Hokie fan, and he is a UT fan, so needless to say I won the bet. Victory was sweet, so Chris had to keep up his end of the bet.
If I won, he had to run two miles three days a week for one month; if he won, I had to eat a grand slam from Denny’s. I am so glad the Hokies came through.
Chris did his mileage on the treadmill as he promised, but the weird thing was that he preferred to run barefoot… Visit site.
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