Rebsamen Golf Course/35th Street Loop

I ran the 35th Street Loop in 38:16, with splits of 9:39, 9:35, 9:44, and 9:18.

Beginning at 1:40 p.m. Central, at 45 degrees with a 20-30 mile-an-hour wind from the west, I played the first nine holes at Rebsamen Park in 56, with three bogies, two doubles, three triples, and a quadruple. The quadruple came on a 110-yard par 3, and did not involve a lost ball, rather a pitch into the heart of a tree trunk, followed by three chips and two putts. I averaged 215 yards on seven drives, including down-winders of 266 and 240, and an up-winder that went 220. Two failed to break 190. I suck, but see hope for at least 10 fewer strokes by the summer. My scorecard reads: 6 (par 4), 7 (5), 6 (3), 7 (4), 7 (4), 5 (4), 7 (3), 6 (5), 5 (4).