go to tournaments, click on calendar of events..

i must be crazy but i been thinking (i know thats a dangerous thought) but being in my 40s i wonder if i could still compete, i think i can, my last tournament was in '92 at the tennessee sports fest in memphis. i took the silver medal at heavy weight, weighing 191. (they wouldnt let me run 10 min to lose a pound to make 190.) even at that tournament while i was wrestling; in the middle of the second period it dawned on me; i remembered why i didnt miss it, mat shape was terrible! lungs on fire, arms aching, and 6 minutes turned into what seemed FOREVER!

After wrestling and winning 3 other matches, i lost in the finals to a 6'2" 250 dude from knoxville. down 3-2, with about 10 sec left, tried a desperation take down, losing 5-2, he was just too darn big and strong. he congratulated me, and said i gave him all he wanted, i didnt feel so bad when he told me he wrestled D-1 in college for minnesota.

perhaps its a midlife crises thing, but ive been riding the bike, doing a little running, lifting, working out with the h.s. team, and thinking, i wonder if i can still do it...? i havnt made up my mind yet...maybe i'll come to my senses, if its just for giggles in a relaxed atmosphere i just might show up, but if its a case of having to wrestle a 20 something active college wrestler, i may reconsider, i may be dumb, but i'm not crazy.

anyone thats been to one of these oldtimers before, what is it like? how many showed up? what kind of format was it? was a good time had by all?