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Saturday May 23, 2015 #
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I seldom report on my golf game, but today's was worth a mention, because it was probably the best I have ever played. Someplace around 70-73. Can't be more precise, because it was a match, and three times my partner was already in with a par while I had 2-4 feet left for mine, but at that point you just pick yours up and move on.
So who knows. But the ball just kept going where it was aimed, and that is easy to live with.
Funny thing is, I was thinking about life at some point in the last couple of weeks, more specifically about my progression through it, even more specifically about what might lie ahead, and I remember reaching the conclusion that, roughly, right now is as good as it gets. That I will either gradually or quickly get worse at everything I do, that my physical and mental abilities will only deteriorate.
Life is very fine right now, that needs to be said. But the conclusion was, it's not going to last. So best enjoy it now as much as possible.
I certainly didn't expect today's outcome. Just yesterday I played a very casual 9 holes with Charlie and Zack, and while the company could not have been better, my golf could not have been much worse, the ball certainly not going where it was aimed.But, as I said, the company was excellent, and I've gotten way better at keeping such things in perspective and enjoying myself, no matter where the little while ball goes.
Next time out, because the universe always keeps a certain balance, I expect to play quite terribly. I also expect to enjoy it. Just have to keep remembering -- this is as good as it gets, it's not going to last, best enjoy it while I can.
So who knows. But the ball just kept going where it was aimed, and that is easy to live with.
Funny thing is, I was thinking about life at some point in the last couple of weeks, more specifically about my progression through it, even more specifically about what might lie ahead, and I remember reaching the conclusion that, roughly, right now is as good as it gets. That I will either gradually or quickly get worse at everything I do, that my physical and mental abilities will only deteriorate.
Life is very fine right now, that needs to be said. But the conclusion was, it's not going to last. So best enjoy it now as much as possible.
I certainly didn't expect today's outcome. Just yesterday I played a very casual 9 holes with Charlie and Zack, and while the company could not have been better, my golf could not have been much worse, the ball certainly not going where it was aimed.But, as I said, the company was excellent, and I've gotten way better at keeping such things in perspective and enjoying myself, no matter where the little while ball goes.
Next time out, because the universe always keeps a certain balance, I expect to play quite terribly. I also expect to enjoy it. Just have to keep remembering -- this is as good as it gets, it's not going to last, best enjoy it while I can.
4 PM
trail running 32:50 [3] 2.67 mi (12:18 / mi) +455ft 10:35 / mi
weight:135.5lbs shoes: pegasus 4
Nice mid-afternoon run on the bike trails on North Sugarloaf. Legs were a little tired, but not so bad I couldn't get up the hills without much distress. The nice thing about bike trails is that the hills are never very steep.
One faceplant coming downhill, but I had my gloves on so no blood was shed. :-)
One faceplant coming downhill, but I had my gloves on so no blood was shed. :-)
Thursday May 21, 2015 #
3 PM
orienteering 58:37 [3] 3.6 mi (16:18 / mi) +640ft 13:57 / mi
weight:135lbs shoes: x-talon 212 #2
Phil's Green course from Sunday. I had an advantage in that I had a target time (59+), and I had memorized Phil's splits at #'s 3, 7, and 10 so I would have a sense of how things were going.
Had my share of problems. Missed #1, ran too far up the road and came in from behind. Missed #2, went to the wrong cliff, the one to the south. Looked at my watch at 3, a little over a minute behind.
#3 was OK, but on the way to 4 I got a stick in my left eye. Couldn't tell if my contact was still in or not. Blinked several times and then it exited the eye but hung up on my lashes. Took several attempts but got it back in, you really just have to jam it back in. Two minutes elapsed, but at least I had distance vision again.
4-5-6 OK then quick down to 7, hmm, not as far back as I feared, maybe 1:15.
8-9-10 were OK though felt slow, but it's Mt. Tom, what do you expect. And the time at 10 was good, a minute up. Rest should have been easy except I botched 12, cut through the green but turned left instead of right.
Nice course, didn't seem overly hilly. A little cooler than Sunday. Only noticed the bugs when I stopped for my contact, no big deal. And my time was better than expected, given not my preferred three days of rest. :-)
Had my share of problems. Missed #1, ran too far up the road and came in from behind. Missed #2, went to the wrong cliff, the one to the south. Looked at my watch at 3, a little over a minute behind.
#3 was OK, but on the way to 4 I got a stick in my left eye. Couldn't tell if my contact was still in or not. Blinked several times and then it exited the eye but hung up on my lashes. Took several attempts but got it back in, you really just have to jam it back in. Two minutes elapsed, but at least I had distance vision again.
4-5-6 OK then quick down to 7, hmm, not as far back as I feared, maybe 1:15.
8-9-10 were OK though felt slow, but it's Mt. Tom, what do you expect. And the time at 10 was good, a minute up. Rest should have been easy except I botched 12, cut through the green but turned left instead of right.
Nice course, didn't seem overly hilly. A little cooler than Sunday. Only noticed the bugs when I stopped for my contact, no big deal. And my time was better than expected, given not my preferred three days of rest. :-)
Wednesday May 20, 2015 #
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My trusty 305 seems to have suffered a terminal injury at Boston, so a replacement was ordered, a 220 this time, finally opened the box after it had been here a week or two. Seems to work fine, and nothing new needed to be done to make the uploading to AP as simple as it was for the 305.
Have no idea how accurate it is, but that's not really the point. It's just entertainment.
So now maybe I should go try Phil's Green course from Sunday? Maybe he will leave a map on his porch? :-)
Have no idea how accurate it is, but that's not really the point. It's just entertainment.
So now maybe I should go try Phil's Green course from Sunday? Maybe he will leave a map on his porch? :-)
5 PM
trail running 39:02 [3] 3.32 mi (11:45 / mi) +700ft 9:48 / mi
weight:136lbs shoes: pegasus 4
Nice start to a new effort to do a little training. Couldn't have been nicer -- well-rested legs, nice cool later afternoon, no bugs, just loping along, no falls. So maybe the secret is taking at least three days of rest and making sure it is cool?
Might mean not much running this summer. But since I will do some O' at some point (at the Scottish 6-Day at least), it might be a good idea to train a little. Otherwise it will be the marathon all over again, run a little then walk a lot, and I don't think I'm up for 6 days of that.
Might mean not much running this summer. But since I will do some O' at some point (at the Scottish 6-Day at least), it might be a good idea to train a little. Otherwise it will be the marathon all over again, run a little then walk a lot, and I don't think I'm up for 6 days of that.