Metabo journal

Walked nine holes today at Old Mill and played better than expected. On the third hole (par 3) I left the shot out to the right, but got a lucky bounce off a hill to the right of the green and came within one foot of getting a hole in one. A birdie was a nice outcome considering how far off the green the first shot looked in the air. I was also able to par holes 8 and 9, mostly due to having good shots off the tee. I bagged my driver and began using a 3-wood off the tee, which made a ton of difference. At least two of my drives were 200 yards, but I would still be doing much better if I could putt...

Tried to shake things up a bit this morning. Warmed up with ~1.3 mile at 10 min/mile. Proceeded to 0.12 mile sprints (starting at 50%) interspersed with a 0.12 mile jog/walk. After the third sprint I was very fatigued, which is not surprising since I haven't run sprints in about 10 years. I took a 0.25 mile cool down walk and got ready for work. I did notice that immediately following the sprinting I got pretty dizzy. Maybe that means that I really exerted myself and it's a good thing? After showering and taking it slow for a while, the dizziness subsided.

Ran 2.2 miles this morning on my regular route and it seemed like there was a larger amount of exhaust to contend with than normal. I would have gone longer but I had to get to work...and I had to start my fast. I have agreed to participate in a one day fast to support an organization working to prevent world hunger. Arby was quick to point out that I get very cranky when I am tired or hungry (which is true), so I am trying to keep the crankiness under control so that I don't lose all my friends today. The worst part is not being able to drink anything! but there is only 6 hours left. I didn't start at the appropriate time (5:50 am) because I wanted to run this morning, so I started after working out. I was afraid I would get dehydrated so I drank about 3 L of water, a glass of milk, and a V8. I was hoping the salt in the V8 would help me retain water...it didn't work, and I only briefly thought I had water intoxication. Ok, 5 hours and 48 minutes.

I did not have a good run today. At the beginning I was chased by a dog while the owner sat about 20 feet away and did NOTHING. Finally I had to stop because I was only leading the dog farther away. Then the dog ran into the road and almost got hit by a car. I felt sorry for the dog, because it was just a little hyper dog that wanted to run around and have fun. Anyway, I meant to run longer but my right knee started to feel very tense so I cut it short.