This took about five minutes of research to determine; I ran a morning interval session today for the first time since April 21, 2000. That was a Friday. Coincidently, later that night in Hot Springs, Kelly Young said she was "happier than God." Perhaps someone will say that to me tonight. I ran 2X1000 meters at the North Little Rock High track in 4:57.1 and 4:50.1, with an 800-meter interval, walked and jogged in seven minutes. I planned to do three, but was too whipped after the second to continue. Still, I was pleased to run that fast at 9 a.m. I might start doing these Thursday 1000s in the morning, thinking that I might benefit from the specificity of hard pre-noon efforts, heretofore (since 4/21/00) limited to road races. Also, I might move my Pinnacle 5Ks to Tuesday morning. I could feel the rock face of Pinnacle Mountain in my quadriceps this morning.
On the morning of April 21, 2000, 13 days after I ran the Capitol City Classic 10K in 59:33, with splits of 8:58, 10:02, 10:13, 9:42, 10:22, and 9:00 (after which it occurred to me for the first time to say, "Fuck no, I'm not okay. What is it about my throwing up on this curb that makes you ask, Bill?" In retrospect, I think that was the turning point, the instant I quit being a nice guy), I ran 6X400 meters, on the same track as today, under nearly identical diamond-bright sunshine, in 1:50-1:55, with three-minute, 400-meter jogs for intervals. I weighed 192 pounds, 30 more than this morning. Of course, I was 41 (which I guess means that to run six 1:50-1:55 400s as a 61-year-old I will need to weigh 132).
Kayce Hall, Josh Bornhorst, and I didn't start until about 5:45 p.m. Central, so only had time to play four holes at First Tee, but it was fun, and Kayce, for her first time on a course since 2006, and Josh, for his first time on a course, played pretty well. I think Josh went triple, double, double, and (I'm counting. ...shit; it was No. 4) and quadruple. Not bad. Kayce went quadruple, triple, double, and, I think, quadruple. Kayce is, for now, a terrible putter. Josh, on the other hand, had one three putt. I went par, double, double, par. Yes, I parred No. 4. My highlights were driving to 25 yards on No. 1, and to 155 on No. 4, and then hitting a 6-iron to the left fringe. I swung and missed with a 3-wood on No. 2.
OVERHEARD
"I think it means you had a good date."
—Josh Bornhorst, after I told the happier-than-God story and said, "I'm not exactly sure what that means."
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Was playing with us and John Kelly at The First Tee the last time she played? I don't remember if that was in 2006 or not.
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