I'd Forgotten

While I was at work yesterday I got a message from my old basketball coach asking if I wanted to play.  The highschool team that their summer league had them scheduled to play didn't have enough girls.  Of coarse I'd play!  Are you kidding me??  Who cares if I'm 22, have been out of high school for 5 years, and can barely run 3 miles without dying. 

but I'd forgotten...

I'd forgotten how long two 20 minute halves for two games in a row really are.

I'd forgotten the feeling of sitting next to the coach and silently willing them to put you back in the game.

I'd forgotten that point of exhaustion where your body can keep going but your mind has completely shut off.  Your animal instincts step up and you suddenly are boxing out, taking shots, and setting screens without consciously making that decision.  Your body makes those decisions for you.  It's a mindless euphoria obtained only by the drive to never quit.

I'd forgot that my body remembers how to do that.

I also forgotten a few muscles that I had; it's ok, they reminded me that they still exist this morning.