About two weeks ago, I started playing basketball on Fridays at the UH gym. I usually play pick up games at this park near my house but recently I started playing at the gym with some friends from school. It’s funny because for the longest time, I had no idea that UH had open gym from Mon-Fri at night and it just so happens that I find out during the LAST semester I’m at UH. I could have been playing on a nice indoor court this whole time instead of roughing it outside on the asphalt. Nevertheless, I’m having a lot of fun playing at UH. I met a lot of new people and there is a lot of good players that come out to play. The only thing is that every time I play, I realize how out of shape I am. After 15 minutes, I’m already tired and feeling like I have to stop. The good thing is that playing these pick up games forces you to keep going and get a good workout. I find that with every game, my conditioning is getting better and better and I am able to run more and more. Hopefully, I can get back into the shape I was in high school, where I felt like I could run forever. Those were the good old days.