Football

I've been playing a lot of football after work recently. After a period of only playing once a week or so over the summer, I've got back to playing two or three nights a week, and lately twice a night on some occasions.

It aches like hell after a couple of days straight playing five a side - never the softest of games, and it's also costing me quite a bit of money to play so much. But I think I've figured out why I've had this sudden urge and surge of playing - I'm scared.

I've recognised that actually, I've probably only got another ten years or so when I can still play football before I'm past it. And that scares the hell out of me to be honest. I love playing sport, especially competitively, and the thought that someday in the not too distant future I won't be able to do it anymore petrifies me.

Sure, there will be other, less physical, less strenuous sports that I'll be able to play for longer, but eventually they'll pass too. And then what? How do you find a replacement for something that you love doing that much and spend time that often doing?

Looks like I've got around 10 years to figure that one out