Fun fact: Despite the fact that I have been playing volleyball for 20 years, I almost never own a volleyball. It’s a little bit embarrassing, so I decided to remedy the situation by buying my own volleyball with an Amazon gift card I received for my birthday.  It took me a couple of weeks to decide which ball I would be purchasing, mostly because I’m a nerd, and needed to do some research. You see, I’m a bit of a volleyball traditionalist, and as such, I’m usually wary of new elements of the game, whether it’s a new rule (i.e. the let serve, which allows your serve to hit the net and still be in play) or a new piece of equipment. Why should I have to evolve? ;-)  If you’re a volleyball player, you know that a new ball was introduced to most players last year, and it is completely different from any other volleyball I’ve ever used. It’s called the Molten FLISTATEC V5M5000-3N  and is used for both men’s and women’s volleyball. To me, the texture is sort of like a dodgeball, which ...

Hello, hello, lovely reader! I'm not sure about you, but I have been enjoying the warmer (than last month - well, minus my trip to Rio :-) weather! I love being outdoors, and today did not disappoint! If you are a regular Flecks of Lex reader, you know that I usually rest on Wednesdays. This week was a bit different, as I didn't actually get to play in my volleyball game last night due to work obligations. Being a grown up stinks. Whomp whomp. :-( ...

...and I got in! My first race this year will be the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C. I will be running this race with about 15,000 other runners, and it will be the longest distance I will have ever run. I am so excited! I've been super behind in posting this exciting news because, quite frankly, I've been slacking off quite a bit with the blog the last few months. I'm working on it, though! I'm super excited that I'm starting out 2015 by identifying myself as a runner, despite the fact that I haven't actually run (outside of volleyball) at all this year. Whoops... I actually intended to go running while I was in Rio for my birthday/Carnival, but the 100°F weather really didn't inspire me to run my little heart out. I walked a lot, though. Doesn't that count for something? ...