Sports

Before diving into today's topic, i.e. sports, I would like to say how grateful I am to those italki members who take the time to correct notebook entries. I have corrected a few entries written in French myself. It takes just a few minutes of your time but is a valuable feedback to those who are honing hone their writing skills in a foreign language!

The first sport I played did as a child was rugby. I do not recall whether I was keen on playing rugby myself or whether I was influenced by my father's interest for the game. Anyway, I kept playing rugby until the age of 19 and ultimately decided to quit because I dreaded the idea of playing in the adult leagues where I would have played against people twice my age and, more importantly, twice my weight! After that, I took up several sports which I had been doing sporadically before like tennis, badminton and mountain-biking. After I graduated and moved abroad, I gave up all these sports - though I still ride my mountain-bike occasionally - and started running. I usually go running several times a week.

These days, I am more into outdoor sports like trail-running, surfing, kite-surfing, mountain-biking again, etc. Being connected with nature - the sea, woods, etc. - helps me cope with the strains of modern life and I usually feel invigorated after working-out outdoors!