Only a few more weeks of the off-season. Until then, I thought it would be interesting to hear about everyone's Sports Bucket Lists. Both things you want to accomplish, and events you want to attend.
For me, I want to accomplish:
-Run a marathon (planning for this October)
-Ride Alp D'Huez (one of the most famous Tour de France stages)
-Zion National Park half-marathon...my favorite national part, would be a cool race to run
-Run a sub 6-min mile again...it was easy at 18, not so much at 41 anymore
-Skiing in the Alps
-Play Augusta National....yeah, so this one will never happen.
-Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh...honestly, not sure why I want to do this
Events on my Bucket List:
-British Open...I've been to the Masters, US Open, and PGA Championship...British is the last one I need to get to.
-Take my son to Fenway and Wrigley. I grew up in Boston, so I have seen Fenway many times...need to get to Wrigley now.
-Winter Olympics in a Scandinavian country...never been there, would love to see Sweden, or Finland, or Norway...Winter Olympics would be a great reason to do that...would love to see short-track speed skating, and then downhill skiing, moguls, snowboarding events.
-Attend a Seattle Sounders game...from what I can tell, they have a great atmosphere.
-US-Mexico soccer game.
-Attend the World Cup...outside the US. Would love to see Qatar, but my kids will be too young still for that trip, and it is very expensive, and not sure how safe it is. Of course, I'll attend as many games as possible in 2026.
-VT National Championship game...I went to the first one, need to go to another.
As far as events I have attended, that I would highly recommend...
-EPL (I went to a Fulham game at Craven Cottage...Clint Dempsey scored). Great atmosphere.
-Bundesliga - I've been to one Bayern Munchen game. So different from US sporting events...very few people leave their seats during play. It was amazing, I sat in the corner, and looked at the crowd down the sideline, just uniform rows of people, no one was moving around...everyone was sitting still, watching the game.
-Skiing out west...I've only been to Breckenridge out there (on a side note, if you are ever there, visit the Breckenridge Brewery and try the Nitro Vanilla Porter)
What about everyone else? What do you want to accomplish personally, and what events do you want to attend? Or what Bucket List type events have you attended, and would highly recommend?
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My list is ever growing but here are some I can think of:
To Do:
- Waste Management Phoenix Open
- US Open (I plan on taking care of this one in a few years when it goes back to Torrey Pines)
- Talladega
- Indy 500
- Sebring 12
- Darlington
Crossed off:
- Daytona 500
- Masters
- Rolex 24
- Football game at Bristol (lol)
A Virginia Tech Natty.
Personally I'd like to make the national points list for my weapon, but I don't know if that will ever happen. I've already had the pleasure of getting my ass beat by an Olympian, so that's pretty cool at least.
This goes without saying, but as it is not an event that occurs every year I have trouble calling it a Bucket List item.
I will of course want to go when we make it. I wont because I don't own a gold mine, but I will want to go.
Outside of seeing VT win the whole enchilada!!!!
-Attend a Ryder Cup with the US winning.
-Attend an Open, while playing in Scotland (again...)
-Attend a USMNT World Cup game.
-Watch the Caps hoist the Stanley Cup.For me, I want to accomplish:
- Join 1000 lb club (at ~900 right now)
- Run 7-minute mile
- Skii (at all, never done it)
Events on my Bucket List:
- Masters
- Baseball game in every ML stadium - at 9 with 2 stadiums (Turner Field & Qualcomm Stadium) closed down, possible 32
- MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- VT National Championship Game
- Auburn National Championship Game
- US-Mexico soccer game
- EPL game
I've been powerlifting for almost 8 years and my dyslexic brain still read this as something more akin to the mile high club.
Crossed Off - Attend a home game at Notre Dame Stadium. A lot of history has been played there. Even better, I got to see my hokies win at the game.
Haven't done:
Masters at Augusta
VT in playoffs
VT game at LOLUVA
Fenway
EPL game in UK
See a stage of the Tour de France
Have done:
Wrigley game
See game at ND
talladega
Game at Tech
I'm sure I have more but I'm drawing a blank.
I've only missed 2 games of VT vs. UVA at Hooville since 2007. You have got to go to this game, tickets are always cheap and you can usually get them the day of. Most of the UVA fans leave mid 3rd Quarter so you always have a chance to move closer to the field. I've been called every name in the book as this stadium but I'd say the worst was the 2007 game when some VT fans spray painted the VT symbol on the field. Good times!
Whether you are a Red Sox fan or not, a game at Fenway is a religious experience.
My father and I went in opening day in 04. He didn't tell me where the seats were. We get in the and round the corner to go in, and staring straight in front of us is the Green Monster. We walk down the steps to the bottom and right over to our seats, right against Pesky's Pole.
Red Sox ended up being at home for the ALDS last year the same weekend we played at BC. Was able to knock out VT @ BC on Saturday and Sox-Astros on Sunday (the one game in the series the Sox won). Fenway was great.
I want to see every Philadelphia sports team play a home game--so far I've only seen the Phillies. Wouldn't mind seeing Iowa play at Kinnick (they're my team B), and would love to see us in a natty of course.
Ooo how did I miss this one: a night game at Lane Stadium. Been to 11 games, but not a one of them was at night.
Let me guess, during the Wever era...
Kinnick Stadium is the prettiest stadium I have ever seen.
Crossed off:
-National Championship Game/Sugar Bowl
-Orange Bowl
-Daytona 500
-Southern 500
-Coca-Cola 600
-USA World Cup qualifier
-NBA Playoff game
-WrestleMania
To do:
-Olympics
-World Cup
-Kentucky Derby
-Indianapolis 500
-Rose Bowl
-any kind of Game 7
Kinda sporty, so I'll include it here (and during shark week, nonetheless).
#1 item on my BL: I want to dive with Great Whites at Guadalupe Island. My wife constantly threatens to leave me if I ever do it. One of these days im going to call her bluff.
The Master's would be cool, but I think seeing The Open at St. Andrew's tops the golf bucket list for me.
Does hiking count? I'd love to hike Half Dome if I am lucky enough to win the lottery to hike it. I'd love to see an Auburn/Bama game at both Auburn and at Bama.
Winter Olympics - would love to see those sports in action too.
I have a college football bucket list, always open to more suggestions:
tOSUNotre DameTennesseeClemsonSugar BowlEdit: Updated with suggestions
Iron Bowl?
Wold love to check that box some day. As well as a game in the Big House. But those wimps screwed me out of the easy one for 2020.
good list. All those plus several more are on my list, although I've knocked out LSU night game and the Orange Bowl. I highly recommend Army-Navy. Auburn was fun too. (If you're lucky you can catch a UGA or Auburn home game after a VT@GT Thursday night game some years).
In addition to the ones you mention, a few others that I haven't been to but are on my list: Bama, Ole Miss (mostly to experience The Grove), and UW (I checked out their stadium when I was in Seattle last summer - nice stadium and would love to catch a game there).
Have tickets to Army Navy this year! Very excited!
Jelly.
Somehow, I forgot Army Navy on my list. It's a must.
I'd recommend a Nebraska game in Lincoln.
Obviously its more fun when they're better so maybe give Frost a couple years. --Lincoln is fun, the tailgate bars are a good time, and the fan culture reminded me a lot of VT (though they may have more people still stuck in the Nebraska glory days) I was openly welcomed to just about any tailgate, offered beers everywhere (that may have just been the fact that people were just trying to help everyone blackout before tOSU beat the living shit out of them). All in all great time.
To do:
Attend 24 Hours of Le Mans
Drive the Nurburgring
Attend the Monaco Grand Prix (Formula 1)
Super Bowl, preferably with the Eagles or Panthers in it
Attend a game at Fenway
Bristol race
The Masters
Play at St. Andrews
Indy 500
Daytona 500
Kentucky Derby
Have done:
Stanley Cup Finals
VT Bowl game
VT neutral site season opener
Monday Night Football
Battle at Bristol (rumors started when I was at VT... told myself if it ever happened, I had to go)
Game at Wrigley Field
NHL All-Star Game
US Open (golf)
Play Pinehurst No. 2
Why only 4?
I LOLed
Son of a.....
I was able to catch most of it this year on TV... it was pretty awesome, but had to go to bed when I was watching the sunrise in France at a little before midnight here... Realized I was on the verge of completely screwing up my sleep cycle that night.
If you like that sort of thing you really ought to consider the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Quite a different experience than NASCAR and it is all general admission and you get to just walk around and explore the place. And walking all over the infield you really get a scope of just how huge the place is. We had quite a cathartic experience standing by Lake Lloyd at twilight looking over the backstretch...it was serene.
Edit: Exhibit A (taken by yours truly)
Edit 2: Exhibit B (Found this one looking for the other one. The place is really quite spectacular, especially at night)
Oh yeah, that's definitely something I'm interested in, as well as catching a Roval race in Charlotte. I'm a big proponent that NASCAR needs a little more variety in its diet. The cars need to go back to shells that actually follow the lines the car is based upon, and the sport needs more road courses to bring out different racing skills. Some of those European, Asian, and Australian Touring Car series are absolutely awesome to watch, and NASCAR could take a page or 2 from their book to really take off again.
But if I had to put one 24 hour race down, it HAS to be LeMans. Especially if you're able to hop around the track over the course of the event. (I'd love to take in some time watching the cars at full throttle right before they get to Muslanne)
Driving the Nurburgring is a good one. I've driven Talladega before, which was awesome. I have a colleague that teaches driving courses at the Nurburgring on weekends...he took me on a drive at a test facility once, and it was amazing how he made every maneuver seem so easy.
One on my list used to be to watch a game at the Faroe Islands stadium, but it's not longer being used now :(
That stadium, and the Faroe Islands in general, seem like a very cool places to visit.
I'd be down for a pick-up game there...let's get some players and get it used again!
i came here to post this, leg to you, any random, amazing scenic pitch deserves my plane ticket and boots,
i might add this one in Norway:
or this one in the Swiss Alps:
WELP ADD IT TO THE LIST
surfing and soccer 50 yards apart....that would be a good day
I'd like to try and guard an NFL wide receiver on a short to mid corner route. I was always Leonard LockDown Luxury Island Resort on my flag football team, and I'd like to see how bad I'd get burned trying to jump the route on an NFL throw and catch.
That and drink Solo cups full of stuff at the Grove in Oxford on a Saturday Morning in September.
Good luck on the marathon - I did a 40 year old birthday marathon myself. I ran the Richmond Marathon. I recommend it, and I think it's in October. They had great rest station offerings, and they printed your first name on your bib. At miles 23-26, I really needed those random fans yelling, "Go Leonard!"
Want to get your mile time down? Find a track, and run ins and outs. I was running around a 6m45s mile. I trained for a 5k by doing the following on a standard 1/4 mi track -
2 lap warm up
4 laps - sprint the straights, jog the turns.
1 lap sprint, then 1 lap jog - repeat 4x.
2 lap cool down
Total 4 miles
Did this for 6 weeks, and I dropped a minute off of my all out mile time.
This sounds like straight up torture.
Did that once a week I presume? Would love to improve my speed some.
I did this twice per week when getting ready for a 5k. I ran five days per week. I did the above on Mon, Wed. 30-40 minute tempo run Tue, Thu, and then Saturday long run (5-6 miles) at 9:00 minute mile pace.
You could probably do it 3x per week, call it HIIT, and you'd be good for the week on cardio, AND you'd increase your speed.
I want to 360-dunk a basketball on a regulation goal.
I would also like to see a professional sporting event in person.
You gotta be on fire for that sort of shit
As my father used to say, "People in hell want ice water, too."
Daytona 500
Monaco (probably never will)
Wrigley
National Championship Game (preferably with Tech taking part in it)
Final Four
I'd like to complete an IronMan (likely won't happen if we're being honest)
Play in the Masters (yeah, you read that right...play. I'm cocky.)
Kentucky Derby (hopefully this coming year)
Race at Phoenix
Hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim
Edit: I'd love to attend a premier league game and a big time rugby match across the pond.
Already completed:
Talladega twice
Fenway (snuck onto the Monster for half the game too!)
Game at Bristol
Monaco is amazing.
To do:
-Tailgate at Lot 18
-Sack Tom Brady
-Punch Floyd Mayweather
-Tackle Julie Ertz
To experience:
-Hokie NC
-World Cup
-Olympic track & field
-Fenway
-Wrigley
-Soldier Field
-Lambeau Field
Edit: -Army/Navy game
My have done list is pretty lame once you get outside of Hokie athletics, but I did attend the last World Bowl.
She's qualified doe.
She is qualified.
But I am also thinking of an actual ankle snapping slide tackle for her brain dead foul in the box against Germany in the semifinals of the 2015 WC when the score was 0-0, setting up Celia Sasic for what should have been a go-ahead pk, that was bailed out by Sasic missing the shot.
That's one heck of a grudge to hold off a World Cup Championship win
Everybody is allowed one irrational grudge, regardless of outcome
Unless you have the same kinda crush on Alexandra Popp that I have on Julie, that's a long time to hold that grudge for, in the grand scheme, no damned reason at all.
As a former player, I can forgive the contact between Popp and Brian. Aerial collisions are a part of the game. Only with replay could you even see the slightest hint that it could have been a penalty. What Julie did was a clear foul at a critical moment that could have eliminated the US.
But it didn't.
I wanna tackle her because she qualified.
😉😉😉
Checked off the bucket list with my dad last year in one weekend:
-Thursday night game at Lambeau against the Bears
-Friday game at Wrigley
-Saturday night game at Camp Randall in Wisconsin
That's an awesome weekend.
My most sports -packed weekend was 2 years ago, but decidedly less awesome: Nats-Cards NLDS Game 5 on Thursday (my fiance is a Nats fan, they lost), VT@Syracuse on Saturday (Tech lost), Eagles@Redskins on Sunday (I'm an Eagles fan, they lost). Fortunately we had VT-Miami in the Burg that Thursday, which was a nice bounceback.
Sport's Bucket List:
-LSU (night game)
-Florida (night game)
-Georgia Florida game (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
-Braves World Series Game
-Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl
-Virginia Tech National Championship game
-Real Madrid Champion's League Final (should have gone to Cardiff last year, had a friend there I could have stayed with)
-El Clásico at the Bernabeu
-Attend a World Cup outside of America
Bucket List moments I have completed:
-See Ronaldo play in the Bernabeu
-Virginia Tech beat Clemson (2007)
-Alabama game
-This one is a little different because it's not a single moment, but my favorite thing that sports has given me is my (at least once as season) annual trip to Blacksburg to see a game with my Dad. We haven't missed a year since we started the streak when I was in 7th grade (2005), and it's one of, if not my favorite weekend in any given year. I expect this tradition to continue until we physically can't do it anymore.
I don't understand the concept of being in marathon-ready shape but unable to run a sub-6 mile.
In any case, I would put this as a starting point for my bucket list (haven't really thought about it too much).
Personal goals:
- Get in shape and run a sub-25 5k (I was only barely sub-20 in high school)
- Run a tough mudder or similar (I find street running boring, and paved surfaces destroy my shins)
- Hike to the summit of Mount Whitney
Attendance goals:
- VT national championship game (obvs)
- VT basketball NCAA tournament game
- Games at each ACC school's home stadium (so far only Miami, Pitt [though not against VT], Syracuse, and UVA)
- Games at the following locations: LA Coliseum, Rose Bowl, the Big House, the Horseshoe, Notre Dame Stadium
- Daytona 500, and a race at Talladega
I'm sure there's a ton of others, but those are the big ones I can think of right now
I completed two marathons and while I never thought to try, I doubt I could have run a 6-minute mile.
Perhaps I wasn't in what you'd consider "marathon-ready shape" (I was probably 230lbs at the time) but my only goal was to finish. :-)
I am not quite in marathon shape yet :-) currently running about 15 miles at a 9:00 pace...concentrating on distance right now. it's actually been a while since trying for a 6:00 mile.
Attend:
An EPL game at Old Trafford
El Clasico
World Cup game(s) and qualifiers
Monaco Grand Prix
All Blacks match in NZ
Football game at FSU (sadly don't think I'll be able to make it this year)
Football game at Ohio State (didn't make it when we won despite plans...)
Final 4 March Madness game
National Championship Game when VT makes it again
Yankees game at Fenway
Participate:
NY Marathon (with an actual qualifying time)
Ironman (never happening though)
Heli-ski (Alaska would be great)
Ski Silverton, Colorado (one lift, nothing groomed,, only with guides)
Ski at Whistler, Alta, Big Sky, Jackson Hole
Ski on EDIT: most continents
Plenty more I'm sure but that's what comes to mind immediately.
Antarctica would be...interesting, from a logistics perspective.
Good point! Edited! Take your leg.
Silverton is absolutely amazing! I went on a day without all of their normal powder (had to book it way in advance and lived a solid 6-hrs away), but it was still the highlight of my snowboarding experience. Anywhere you have to pack a probe, shovel, and beacon is okay in my book. I got to do some of the dumbest things I've ever tried on a snowboard... riding down a frozen waterfall, 40 foot jump nearly landed (there was a ditch I was not aware of when I launched and ended up hanging upside down with the board being the only thing keeping me out of the water/ice. Highly recommend it!
Delete me. Didn't reply in the right place.
Was it your porn name by chance? I think that thread got axed. /s
On the Bucket List:
Inaugural ND @ VT (still need a ticket!!)
Masters or any PGA Major
Super Bowl
CFB Playoff game/NC Champ Game
Final 4 weekend
UNC/Dook both @ the Dean Dome and @ Cameron
Wrigley Bleachers
Packers/Bears @ Soldier
VT @ UVA
Full game sideline passes to a VT night game
WS game in Yankee Stadium, or any WS game
Completed:
Yanks @ Fenway @ night
Sox @ Yankee Stadium
ND football game.
Inaugural VT @ ND Football
Wrigley Day/night
NBA Playoff game
Green Monster seats
Besides the obvious:
- There are lots of places to skydive and SCUBA that I haven't been to yet.
- Bourbon Trail road trip. Currently planned for 2020 concluding with the VT @ UL game.
- See a Cowboys game in Jerry World. I've been a fan since I was little kid and have seen them at RFK and Fedex, but have never been to a game in Dallas.
- The ultimate college football road trip: spend an entire fall doing nothing but traveling the US and checking out a different CFB venue each weekend. This will obviously have to wait for retirement.
- Attend Army/Navy
- Take my dad to a Packers game @ Lambeau
- Take Mrs. Freefall to Tahiti... and while we're there, check out the action at Teahupoo!
-
See the Caps win the Stanley Cup-
See a game @ the horseshoe (I was born in Columbus and my family are all tOSU fans). Double bonus points for it being the Hokies and us getting the win!-
Skydive in Hawaii-
Run a marathon (MCM '03 and '05)-
Attend a VT MNCGCompleted:
- Watch Hokies beat Clemson, Miami, UNC, UVA live
- Finish a 5K in under an hour
- Red Sox - Yankees game in the Original Yankee Stadium
- Fenway Park
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Attend 'Rasslin event
- Go to an NFL game
- Go to an NHL game
- Watch Angela Tincher embarrass an entire roster of batters (sadly not the no-no against Team USA)
On The List:
- Attend a World Cup game live (preferrably with the USMNT)
- Attend a World Cup game live (preferrably with the USWNT)
- Wrigley Field
- Attend a NASCAR race
- Monument Ave 10K
- Play Cricket
- Watch the Hokies beat FSU live
- Set course record for worst score at Augusta National and the Old Course at St Andrews.
Monument Avenue 10k is a fun one, and most importantly, very flat.
It is very fun, especially running by all of the college houses. Richmond is a great city for races. The population really comes out and supports the runners throughout all of the course. This is true for 10ks and the marathon.
The 10K also has my fastest official 5K race time, and it was on the second half after the turn.
On the List:
- Complete the Ironman in Hawaii
- World Series Game 7
- SuperBowl (pref for Eagles)
- Hokies in CFB National Championship (and win....duh)
- Make it to Base Camp for Everest
You people wanting to run long distances. I can't wrap my head around it. Like do you imagine someone chasing you?
I don't. Maybe some endurance athletes do, but I personally just enjoy the challenge of pushing my body and seeing just how far I can go. Plus, it's addicting. I rode the Virginia Creeper trail this weekend and that ended up being 34 miles, which is a middle distance ride for me. Pretty sure I had a smile on my face the entire time, despite a few challenges along the way.
Honestly running for me is enjoyable just because of the routine and just only relying on yourself. It is also something that I share and can do with my dad that can give a large sense of accomplishment no matter how many or how often you run long distance races.
I like that it's something I do that has real, tangible results. I never envisioned myself anything greater than a 5K or 10K Runner a few years ago, but once you push yourself beyond a 10 Mile run you want to go farther. My first marathon is in October, and I'm shooting for a certain goal, but I know for the first attempt a finish will be a major accomplishment.
I usually imagine that I'm doing the chasing of the someone... like Penelope Cruz or Salma Hayek.
First time commenting on The Key Play . go easy on me . The only thing on my bucket list is not sports related , sorry but had to reply . Its getting a ride on an F-15 ( I work on the nose cones ) .
My personal to-do list is fairly short:
-Run a marathon in every state. So far, I've done four and knocked off four states.
-Complete a full Ironman. I have the 70.3 under my belt, now I need the whole thing, because I'm a little crazy like that.
As for non-me related sports, I want to:
-Watch an Atlanta Braves game in person.
-Make it to a Redskins game so I can experience the misery in person.
-Watch a game at Lambeau, just for the experience.
-If the Hurricanes ever make another Stanley Cup run, I'd be down to go to one of those games.
-Go watch VT-UVA at Lane North.
I'd be down for hitting some of those to-dos with you.
- I've been to Fed Ex for a Skins game--Hubby gave me and my dad tickets for Christmas in 2007 (which crossed off a bucket list item of seeing my Boys play the Skins)--was not impressed with the stadium or fans. They only had slightly more people there than a LOLUVA home game.
-I'd go toLambeau in the early part of the season before it becomes the frozen tundra. I don't need to experience frostbite/hypothermia.
-Lane North would definitely be an interesting experience...
The other 2 could be fun just to do.
Shame you couldn't make it to the Ted for a Braves game before they moved. The new stadium is absolutely awesome, but the Ted was a special part of my childhood. Next time you're in Atlanta you should go for it, you can usually get seats for pretty cheap.
Can confirm, as a Washington fan attending a 'Skins game at FedEx is the worst. Obnoxious fans, terrible transportation, no atmosphere.
Attend a NY Rangers home playoff game
Catch a billfish
Catch a king mackerel from a pier
Attend a match at Wimbledon and the US Open
Attend a night home game at Lane Stadium (I know, I know.)
Checked off the list:
Watch a VT Bowl Victory in Person (2 now)
Watch Don Mattingly (my childhood hero, saw him manage vs the Nats)
Visited Fenway Park, Wrigley Field (I wanted to visit old Yankee Stadium. Zero interest in the new one.)
Attend a sporting event at Madison Square Garden
Sit at ice level for an NHL game (Rangers vs Hurricanes in Raleigh)
ain't worth it.
Mix of sports/non sports list:
List of completed things that I never thought I would ever be able to do:
I may edit with some others as I think of them.
Go to another VT Bowl.
Go to AT&T Stadium to watch my Boys
Randomly run into the Edmundi when I go to Danville to visit my parents
To Do: Marathon (also coming in October at the MCM)
Boston Marathon (years and years away if ever)
Attend: World Cup
LeMans
Indy500
VT national championship
Games at Fenway and Wrigley
Edit: Wimbledon
Done:
Olympics (London 2012 was so awesome)
Champions League
Completed:
F1: Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Shanghai, Monaco
Tennis: Australian Open, US Open
Olympics: Sydney, Beijing
College Football: National Championship (Vt v FSU), Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl
Sit in Owner's Box: Diamondbacks, Padres (I don't even like baseball)
Rafting the Grand Canyon
Attend a Jai Alai match in Mexico
Surf Southern Playas of Mexico
Dive Great Barrier Reef
Dragon Boat Racing Hong Kong (participated)
Hiking Bhutan
Fly an Ultralight
Left to do:
Golf: Masters
Tennis: Wimbledon
Attend Premier League Championship
Stanley Cup
Final Four
Diving with Whale Sharks in Palawan
Superbowl
World Cup Championship
Dog Sledding in Alaska
I wish I made it to a race at Yas Marina Circuit when I was there for a few months. I didn't have any time off for it sadly.
The race was decent. The party was AMAZING
The yachts I saw there every time I was out there were incredible. I don't think I will ever see anything like that anywhere else.
My dream is to lead the Hokies out of the tunnel caring the American flag at a night game.
Second is I want to ride in the PBR!
Left to Do:
- MLB Game in Every Stadium with my buddy - Started w/ Fenway 5 years ago and then deployed and got stationed in Korea... will still happen!
- Home game at Notre Dame
- Winter game in Buffalo - with how they treated Tyrod this is losing its initial appeal
- Snowboard in the Alps - Looking to cross this off this winter (Living in Germany makes this infinitely more attainable)
- Run a marathon (After doing a half with no training a few years ago I am questioning my sanity)
- Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Arizona, ASU, A&M, UT, Rose Bowl games
- Professional Footyball game
- Snowboard Whistler
- Triathlon
- Ride a bicycle across USA
- Hike Appalachian Trail
- Hike the Pacific
- Finish all 14-ers in CO
- See VT win the NC in person
- Ride an Olympic boarder cross Track
- Learn to Lap Swim (I know this seems like a simple one, but I never learned to do it and I want to)
- Surf Fiji
- Surf in Ireland
Probably others but my brain doesn't work anymore
Accomplished:
- Watch Olympics in Person (Saw US men win their Hockey game this past Olympics)
- Sox win the Series... x3
- See VT Home Game
- See Night Game in Lane
- VT Win a bowl game (Military Bowl)
- Snowboard at Silverton
- Century Ride - Solvang Century
- Half Marathon - SLO Half... Don't do this without training!
- Sprint Triathlon
- Surf in Hawaii
- Surf in Bali
Left To Do:
- Ryder Cup (In the US - F Europe)
- USMNT World Cup Game
- Watkins Glen
- The Masters
- Panthers Playoff Game at Home
- Atlanta Braves
- Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers
- Rugby 7s World Cup
DONE DID IT:
- Martinsville Speedway (Better than every other track ;)
- Golf Tournament
- USMNT vs Mexico
- USMNT Qualifier
- Atlanta Braves Games (Turner Field)
- Daytona, Talladega, Darlington, Richmond, etc.
- Break into a rivals "stadium" :)
I will amend mine to include:
Done:
- Martinsville
Want to do:
- Saturday Night Cup Martinsville under the lights
We snuck into Bristol around 2am in 2015...where was your rival?
So are you the one who "fixed" the logo at Lane North?
I would be honored to say that was me, but sadly it was not. But it's ridiculously easy to
break inwalk in during the wee hours of the night..........according to some friends of mine. I'm sure they have a security guard but he usually leaves around the 1st quarterLeft To Do:
- See a HS, College, and Pro Football game in Texas (in one weekend)
- Horse Racing and College BBall in Kentucky
- Almost any Olympic event
- Packers Game
- USMNT World Cup Game
- The Masters
- Fenway Park
- Wembley Stadium
- The Big House
- Hokie National Championship Game
DONE DID IT:
- The Horseshoe
- Camden Yards (obv)
- Camp Nao (FC Barca)
- Rockies
- Atlanta Braves Games (Turner Field)
- Yankee Stadium
- Wrigley Field
Things I'd like to do myself:
Complete a century ride
Hike the Pohono Trail at Yosemite
Break 80 on any PAR 72 course
Things on my bucket list:
Masters at Augusta
Get to as many MLB stadiums as possible (14 so far)
Catch a game at Lambeau
Go to a major European Club game (between 2 top teams, EPL, La Liga, bundesliga, or Serie A)
Watch the Mets win a World Series (LOL, I know)
Highly recommend the Pohono Trail. Proposed to the wife a little past Taft Point. Its not as busy as some of the other well known routes and has great vistas! Be ready to hitchhike there an back.
Events Still To Do:
Rose Bowl - would love for it to be with VT playing
Rose Bowl Parade
CFB National Champiionship - once again extra bonus points if VT is there. (At the Rose Bowl would be a thing of destiny and a must attend)
Take my Mom to Cameron Indoor Stadium. VT vs. Duke would be awesome. UNC vs. Duke is the ultimate College Basketball experience (she's a Duke fan, I grew up rooting for UNC. She coached HS girls basketball and still watches 3-4 games a night during the season
Wimbledon
College Basketball National Champiinship Weekend
Tour de France - Mountain Stage
Masters
Daytona 500 - actually go to race and not just drive around during race week and leave to finish the family vacation some place else.
College Football Stadiums - Ohio St. Penn St., LSU, UGA
Attend a full season (Home & Away) of VT football
Things to Accomplish:
Complete an international triathlon distance
Dive the Great Barrier Reef
Skydive
Bike a metric and full century
Things I've Done:
Orange Bowl - Mom started me scalping tickets young. Saw some of the Nebraska squads go there In the late 80s.
Orange Bowl w/VT - (the one we lost) got sick as a dog but we had fun.
VT - Bowl games: been to a couple of Belks, Military,
VT - kickoff games: ATL twice, DC
VT Away games - ND, Nebraska
NCAA BB Regionals - been to DC, NY, and Syracuse when they've hosted.
VT - ACC BB Tourney - DC and Greenville
Pro Golf Tourney - inside the ropes: Volunteered at the tourney in DC when it was the Booz Allen Classic. Those guys are good.
US Open Tennis - used to go back to undergrad early to go to flushing meadows with mom once she figured out she could catch some matches as she dropped me off.
European Soccer - caught a standing room only seat for SC Freiburg when I did a study abroad. German fans I saw did not sit the entire match. Chants, cheers, everything. They did cue neatly in their allotted standing spot.
Start a Full Stadium 'Let's Go - Hokies'. Did this at a Wake Forest away game. It was a small stadium but still fun to have a few thousand folks waiting for that Let's Go.
Personal Things I Would Like to Accomplish:
-Hike to the high point of every state
-Hike Sella-Herbetet Traverse on the Gran Paradiso in Italy (this requires going to Italy, which is also on my bucket list)
Things I would like to observe either in person or on TV:
-VT winning a hoops championship
-VT Sweeping UVA four times in a single basketball season (twice in the regular season, once in the ACC tournament, once in the NCAA tournament. Just think of all the LOLUVA tears!)
-VT winning a football championship
Things I would like to attend in person:
-ACC Basketball conference tournament
-Bahamas Bowl where day drinking is the clear winner. Reading these stories sounds like a Lot 18 Field Trip
-A Dolphins game in Miami while wearing a mix of Hokies gear and my old Marino jersey.
-A hockey game
-A soccer match
-A NBA game (but only if there's a former Hokie playing. I need something to cheer for.)
Sports things that I'm grateful for already experiencing in person:
-Bristol game (yeah the game was shit, but it was a super fun day)
-Recently beating the usual hated suspects in Cassell (UVA/Duke/UNC)
-My freshman year at Tech was the 99 National Championship run....so yeah
-A baseball game
-An Olympic marathon qualifying run
-Virginia Tech winning a Natty in football
-Triathlon
-Polar Bear swim
-To swim against a top US Olympic gold medal winner
-Attend race @ Southside Speedway
-Attend race @ RIR, Charlotte, Atlanta, Bristol & Martinsburg (or Martinsville)
-Attend Kentucky Derby & Belmont
-Denny Hamlin winning the WHOLE DANG THING
MLB Ballparks I have been to: