On Loverose Lane (Return to Dublin Street #1)

On Loverose Lane (Return to Dublin Street #1)

Author: Samantha Young Listening Length: 10h 57m
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Imagine my surprise when my new neighbor turns out to be one of Scotland’s most famous (and hottest) professional footballers, Callan Keen. I’m even more shocked to discover that the brooding player is still holding a grudge for something that happened (or didn’t happen) between us years ago. Too busy trying to take...

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36. Callan

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

CALLAN

W e started our drill for the day after a warm-up. The coaches laid out cones across the pitch for us to do the fartlek drill. Fartlek was a Swedish term for when you constantly change speed when running. It mimicked the way our speed changes during a match. They had us run it with and without the ball, and it took up most of our training session. We wore the performance-measuring packs on our vests as we worked on our endurance and quality of control over the ball.

Every other day, we focused on one particular drill, with a day in between for recovery time. I was used to pushing my body to its limit, and honestly, I couldn’t imagine ever not being at this level of fitness. Walking onto the pitch, playing with my team to dominate a match, wasn’t the only high I got from the sport. It was the strict dedication to my training. The feeling of being physically strong. I didn’t think that was something I’d lose when retirement knocked on my door.