may 20th-not in the mood to say much

skipped running today as i knew i needed a break and the morning heart rate was 49 telling me also that i needed some rest. so slept in a bit and did get some more rest than usual and then worked around the house for a bit, and finally went to hit some balls at the range, earlier than usual. pretty empty range today and i hit two buckets mingled with some pitching and chipping. was ok i suppose, though a few hooks and pushes were also part of the day. am still working on the grip and swing so it was ok. more important to learn what i am doing i tell myself than where the ball may be going on any one swing. some really nice ones also and most of the bad ones would have been playable except for the hooks of course. my driving range friend john told me that he has never played better golf since i gave him two tips. wish i could give myself tips. but it was nice to hear him talk about being longer and straighter. wonder what that is like? i have learned a lot watching the pro's here swing though only a little of it actually helps me.

then back home again to do laundry and online work. was going to go out for a walk, but decided against it. got a couple of miles in just going to the grocery store and driving range. will see how the legs feel in the morning, but i want to do some sprint work before i go off to see the crews race. looking forward to it. always do look forward to sprint work. feels the same as when i was fast, though the times are slower, but it feels like real running and not slogging up and down the river trails.
i did blog the link to some pictures from the crew team and on the second picture in the group you can see one of the river trails i run on behind the crews. this would be the southern part of the thames, though at that point the locals call it the Isis river.

anyway. made the arrangements to fly to ireland to meet the golf group. should be fun. the group is always fun and the courses look nice. looking forward to it. now to make reservations to fly back and forth to england one more time.

all in all, a mellow day. starting to get ready to go home. have been there mentally for some time. what can i say?

best of wishes to edward kennedy and his family also.

for those of us counting- it is 71 days to go.