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it's been a slow day in the 603, woke up late, went to the gym, built some shelves for my room, played guitar. unfortunately no ultimate was involved. sometimes these days come around. second to last summer league game is on wednesday, and two of our handlers are down with injuries, so i'm thinking i'll get a lot of touches. my ankle is still slightly swollen, so i'm thinking tomorrow will be another down day to give it some rest.

that actually sparked a brainwave.

tip of the day: listen to your body. as a disclaimer, being hurt is my least favorite thing in the world, hands down, so 90% of the time, when i'm hurt, i will do my absolute best to try and play through the pain. however, there comes a point when playing through the pain is detrimental. so, that said, listen to your body. when it says you're done, or you can't move your knees, or whatever other ailment you might have, listen. the field will always be there another day. as the concussion poster in the trainer's room at school says, 'it's better to miss a game than a whole season.' case in point, three weeks ago i was backpacking and i woke up one morning and was unable to move my ankle without pain. thinking it was just tight, i laced up my boots and started hiking. about an hour later, after ibuprofen, my ankle still made me wince with every step. deciding it would be better to hike out to the road i just crossed instead of hiking the ten miles to the next road, i came out. when i got it checked out, i found out that i had bursitis in my ankle, and if i had kept walking, it could have turned into full-blown tendinitis. it still hurts, and i need to ice it, but at least i can walk and run. so listen.