Sunday, December 31, 2023

The Year in Sports 2023

 

 
How was 2023 in Sports? Except for tennis, I was less active than in previous years.
  • 78 days of playing tennis at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 12 days of surfing (Capitola, Lihue's Kalapaki Beach)
  • 10 days of wing foiling (Crissy Field)
  • 0 days of snowboarding
  • 5 days of swimming at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 5 days of hiking in Sedona
  • 10 days of indoor bike riding (Keiser M3i) 
  • 2 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)

How was 2022 in Sports? Except for tennis, I was less active than in previous years.

  • 146 days of playing tennis at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 18 days of surfing (Capitola, Lihue's Kalapaki Beach)
  • 19 days of windsurfing and wing foiling (Crissy Field)
  • 0 days of snowboarding
  • 5 days of swimming at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 0 days of hiking
  • 10 days of indoor bike riding (Keiser M3i) 
  • 10 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)

How was 2021 in Sports? With Covid-19 raging, it turned out quite different, with much more surfing and mountain biking than in previous years.

  • 77 days of playing tennis at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 42 days of surfing (Capitola, Rockpile Beach, Trestles)
  • 20 days of windsurfing (Crissy Field)
  • 3 days of snowboarding (Palisades Tahoe)
  • 11 days of swimming at Almaden Valley Athletic Club
  • 12 days of hiking (Sedona, Vasona Lake)
  • 14 days of indoor bike riding (Keiser M3i) 
  • 38 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park, John Nicholas Trail), with almost 60,000 feet of elevation gain!

How was 2020 in Sports? With Covid-19 raging, it turned out quite different, with much more surfing and mountain biking than in previous years.

  • 77 days of playing tennis (Sunnyvale Tennis Center) before Covid-19 closed it. I really miss playing tennis!
  • 14 days of working out in the gym (City Sports) before Covid-19 locked it
  • 46 days of surfing (Capitola, Rockpile Beach, Trestles)
  • 12 days of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island, Waddell Creek, 3rd Ave)
  • 0 days of snowboarding 
  • 11 days of hiking (Vasona Lake)
  • 2 days of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Yamaha WR250F)
  • 19 days of indoor bike riding (Keiser M3i) 
  • 59 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park, John Nicholas Trail), with almost 100,000 feet of elevation gain!

How was 2019 in Sports? With colitis in September, I missed a lot of tennis and gym days. I did manage to enjoy many fantastic hikes. In addition, this was the most incredible year for snowboardingBardonecchia, Verbier, Mammoth, and Alpine Meadows!

  • 124 days of playing tennis (Sunnyvale Tennis Center)
  • 66 days working out in the gym (City Sports)
  • 20 days of surfing (Capitola, Oahu)
  • 15 days of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island, Crissy Field)
  • 15 days of snowboarding (Mammoth, Verbier, Alpine Meadows)
  • 16 days of hiking (Yosemite, Sedona, Vasona Lake)
  • 1 day of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Yamaha WR250F)
  • 4 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)
How was 2018 in Sports? It was my best year for windsurfing!
  • 147 days of playing tennis (Sunnyvale Tennis Center)
  • 90 days working out in the gym (City Sports)
  • 23 days of surfing (Capitola)
  • 16 days of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island)
  • 13 days of snowboarding (Whistler & South Lake Tahoe)
  • 12 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)
  • 4 days of hiking (Santa Cruz)
  • 3 days of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Yamaha WR250F)
How was 2017 in Sports? It was my best year for gym workouts!
  • 228 days of playing tennis (Sunnyvale Tennis Center)
  • 98 days working out in the gym (Forma Gym)
  • 7 days of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island)
  • 5 days of snowboarding (Whistler & South Lake Tahoe)
  • 21 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)
  • 3 days of hiking (Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge)
  • 6 days of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Yamaha WR250F)
How was 2016 in Sports? It was my best year for tennis and off-road motorcycling!
  • 241 days of playing tennis (Los Gatos Swim & Racquet Club)
  • 0 days working out in the gym (Forma Gym)
  • 0 days of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island)
  • 1 day of snowboarding (Whistler & South Lake Tahoe)
  • 1 day of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)
  • 0 days of hiking
  • 11 days of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Honda CRF250R)
How was 2015 in Sports? It was not my best year.
  • 0 days of playing tennis
  • 0 days working out in the gym (Forma Gym)
  • 1 day of windsurfing (Coyote Point, Sherman Island)
  • 6 days of snowboarding (Whistler & South Lake Tahoe)
  • 7 days of mountain biking (Almaden Quicksilver Park)
  • 0 days of hiking
  • 2 days of off-road motorcycling at Hollister Hills (on a Honda CR150F)

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