Tomorrow (Sunday) is the greatest day of my life each year. I like to think of it this way because it means every year my life gets better. Day 1. Patriots season. It’s here.
For those of you who don’t know already I am a huge Patriots fan. Much of my life hinges on the performance of TB12 and the New England 53 every Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday). Many a Monday blog post and workout has been altered by the outcome of their games on Sunday, many a Monday evening schedule canceled due to Monday Night Football, all in the name of my beloved Pats.
I take special pride in the kind of Patriots fan I am, the kind my entire family is. I have been through it all. I started going to games when I was 7 during the Rod Rust years. My first game was in the 1-15 season of 1990. I vividly remember when Bill Parcells was named head coach, when the Krafts pulled the 11th hour deal to keep the team in Foxboro with a new stadium. I remember hearing the “F” word more times than I ever had in my entire life previously during one particularly bad game. I remember the “bad years” almost better than the years we all know now as the “Brady and Belichick” years. Hard to imagine this team as anything but.
The Patriots and Patriots season have a special place in my life. All is well in the world knowing that I will turn the TV on tomorrow at 12 and pre-game coverage will be in full swing ready for that 1pm kick off. It looks promising (as always these days) for the Pats against Miami tomorrow so Monday shouldn’t be too bad, but like they say in the Hunger Games, “May the odds be forever in your favor”. Or something like that.
Patriot Act!
SUNDAY
Strength: Power Snatch
Find a 2 rep max, touch and go
WOD: 21-15-9
Shoulder to overhead 115/80
Run 400m after each set
*135/95
