Orienteering 1:40:00 [3]
Setting out controls. Mostly walking, and since I forgot the map, trying to remember which number went where. Not too bad since the numbers are consecutive, although I was not going in order.
cycling 1:30:00 [3] 22.6 mi (3:59 / mi)
Time is an estimate since I forgot to reset the clock on the bike computer. It takes one press to reset the distance, and then a second longer one to reset all screens, and I find it hard to remember I have more to do once I see the distance come up zero. Pleasant Valley to top of Sandy Brook and back. First ride in a long while, with Rhonda part of the way, although she turned back early. Started getting ouchy on my back with about 4 miles to go, so:
Note
Went to see Brian the physical therapist (and generally all around fine fellow). He gave me some electro stimulation, ultra sound, etc. And then I felt a bit better, and the trip to Yale had been working on me, so I headed off to Simsbury Farms to play golf. Not at all crowded, which was pleasant and went in to pay. Came out and it started to sprinkle, and then some hail and a full downpour for a while, so I waited a bit.
Folks in carts came driving in from different directions. When things broke I hopped out on #10 and in my current chaotic state got behind a tree, so had to hit a more lofted shot and ended up lying two on the near fringe. I'm walking to my ball and I see this elderly gent in a cart zooming down the fairway. He pulls up next to my ball, looks around furtively, and picks it up. I'm yelling at him, but it doesn't register until I get up close. Caught in the act he throws the ball down and starts asking me if I've seen his wife's wedge. A strange start to things, but I'm feeling pretty good and the course is open ahead of me - until I get to the 12th and see a foursome ahead lollygagging in the fairway. I play along behind, but the fun is sapping out of it. I had gotten pretty excited about an open course. Followed these guys at their leisurely pace through 13, and then couldn't take it any more, so came up with the plan to skip to 18, and then try 16-17-14-15 and in. If I were a minute faster it would have worked, but I finished 18 around the same time a foursome was winding up on 15, and so I was feeling a bit stuck. Headed back to 11 where I was behind a threesome of high school kids who were in no hurry, but played behind them, checking out the scene on three across the way, but no dice. A couple of nice shots this time on 12, but flubbed my nine iron and had another bogey there. I'd been checking out 14 while I was going up 12, and hopped over there while the kids were on 13 and clear sailing the rest of the way. Pars on 14 and 17, and bogeys on 15, 16 and 18 (second time). 17 was interesting. I hit my drive into the sun and had no idea where it was so hit a provisional, which turned out badly. Went up looking for my drive and found it perched nicely on the fairway, a PW away. So I hit my wedge, and as I hit it the rain came in again, and I'm now trying to see it through rain and sun, and again I have no idea where it went, but headed up to the green and there it was. Lipped out the birdie putt, but a hole full of pleasant surprises. A generally satisfactory experience, and minimum waiting. Since the 5 new swing ideas were causing so much chaos, I introduced another one, which seemed to be smoothing me out a bit toward the end.