Skinny #1 Racing

I set a new record yesterday by shooting a 79 on the golf course. It was really wierd because I wasn't even hitting my irons that well, but I was chipping great and my putting was so-so. After playing a few holes on the front nine, I started thinking that I could break 80 if I played decent. Flash forward: 16th hole. I need to bogey 16, 17, and 18 to shoot a 79...a task that shouldn't be too challenging considering the fact that I hadn't gotten worse than a bogey all day. The 16th hole is a 150ish yard downhill par 3, so I hit a pitching wedge on the green. OK...I ended up 3 putting, my first 3 put of the day. I had made bogey so it didn't matter. 17 is a 500ish yard par 5, slightly downhill. I can come really close to knocking it on in two with a good driver and 3 wood. Today wasn't a day to be taking risks like that, so I reached into my bag and hit 6 iron off the tee, followed by a 7 iron to 150ish. I hit another PW, this time right of the green. I chipped on so I had about 20 feet (it was a tough chip I had no green to work with). I 3 putted again and made double bogey, my first of the day, meaning that I would need to par 18 to break 80. 18 is another 150ish yard par 3, that goes down, and then back up...so you are actually hitting slightly uphill. It's the 7th hardest hole on the course. A 9 iron can get me there, but I decided to play it safe. I hit an 8 iron pin high and two putted for my par. What an epic day.

I'm a little fed up with road racing. It's pretty much the most ridiculous thing ever. Wednesday night I crashed and I wasn't even doing anything wrong. My right wrist/bicep is still sore, and I'm going to need a new derailleur hanger, cables, housing, and bar wrap for my bike. I couldn't even finish the race because my rear wheel wouldn't spin because the derailleur was in the spokes. That's the first race that I have ever failed to finish, and there was absolutely nothing that I could do about it. In conclusion, I would much rather golf than do road races.