Bellingham Volleyball

 

 

 

 

Yes – Karch Kiraly plays volleyball in Bellingham. Well not really, but you could buy his signature pink hat here at Big 5 Sporting Goods…

 

say it aint’ so Karch…

Ever since I began studying again, I began to get these cranium-splitting headaches. That’s when I realized how pathetically sedentary my life had become. Aside from some light running, the last time I had vigorous exercise might be about 2 or 3 years ago. Believe it or not, rail-thin Wayne now has a gut that hangs over my belt. Sigh.

Enter the messiah of my physical well-being, Dan Herndon – (do you have a site?) who re-introduces me to the Bellingham volleyball scene. I thought that flame had died several years ago but lo and behold, the embers were still smoldering there… that same covetous look of people on the court wondering if they have game, that same self-conscious reel replaying in my mind at night: pass, set, hit, block, dig… the same yearning for the end of the day to feel the warm sand pressing through my toes again. Ah. Thank you Dan.

But alas: 3 years has taken its’ toll. Jump on the sand, and I got about 2 centimeters off the ground. In the good old days we called that cigarette-paper hops. Now I have about a month left to get in shape and enjoy it while the sun’s still out in Bellingham. After then… we’ll see.