winter rules
today’s constitutional led me through a local par three golf course for a bit. while there’s little to no snow, it’s a bit cold out for golfers so i didn’t have to evade any stray shots. before you get your knickers in a bind, i didn’t set foot on any of the greens and kept mainly to the fairways and cart paths.
while cruising along on the back nine, i stooped over to snag a wayward golf ball (Top-Flite) with the giddiness of a child finding an Easter egg. continuing onto the front nine, i let out another yelp as i scored yet another (Callaway). admittedly, it felt a bit awkward running the twenty minutes or so back to the locker room while carrying two golf balls in the palm of my hand. (insert self-deprecating joke here)
previously, my personal record for golf balls found during a run had been “1” so i’m still setting PR’s at thirty nine and a half.
before launching into a recap of the last week or so, i am now obligated to cite a brief caddyshack reference.
Danny: “Why don’t you improve your lie a little, sir?”
Judge Smails: “Yes. Yes. Winter rules.”
1/30 – 5 miles (noon)
1/31 – 5 miles (noon, 193.6 miles for Jan. 2012)
2/1 – 5 miles (noon)
2/2 – off
2/3 – 5 miles (noon)
2/4 – 18 miles (9am, averaged 8:10 per mile pace)
2/5 – 10 miles (3pm, first five in 41:00 and second five in 36:45)
2/6 – 5 miles (noon)
2/7 – 5 miles (noon)
MTD – 48 miles (6/7 days)
YTD – 241.6 miles (36/38 days)
Odometer – 32,966 miles