London Olympics Day 13

It’s now getting to the point where I need two cups of coffee just to clear my head in the morning. I was up to almost mid-night last night.

I watched part of the Woman’s Beach Volleyball game with Brazil vs Germany. The Brazilians had a little conflict when things were going poorly but pulled together to progress to the Gold Round vs the USA. I think the Brazilians are fun to watch play but I think Misty and Kerri are going to win Gold again.

I also watched the Men’s Decathlon. Those guys are just all around great athletes. They throw the javelin, discus and hammer throw. They run hurdles, sprint and the 5K, or 5000M as they call it. 10 events in all and they have to be at least pretty good in all of them and the best in a few to make it to the top of the list. One of the Americans said he was injured and had one injury or another since 2003. It’s the nature of their sport. These guys are truly inspiring! No hyperbole needed here.

I’m recording on NBC, NBCSports Channel, MSNBC and I think one other (Maybe Bravo?). As a result I think I have seen most of the Woman’s Gymnastics events at least twice. They are great to watch and here in Massachusetts we are all proud of Aly Raisman. She was perfect and her performance was exciting to watch. Her parents were exciting to watch. I’m just glad gymnastics is over.

The Modern Pentathlon should be interesting. They Fence, Swim, ride horses and do a combined run/shoot event. What a mix of skills!

I did manage to record some Handball, but have not had a chance to watch it yet. I have heard that it is a great game and that it is very popular in Poland. Field Hockey turned out to be a fun game to watch, unexpectedly, so I’m hoping handball lives up to its reputation.

Here is the link to NBS Olympic website. http://www.nbcolympics.com/index.html

Have a great day; enjoy the rest of The Olympics and thank you for reading my blog. I really do appreciate it.

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