Disc Golf

Last night, Craig and I knew we couldn’t stay inside and pass up the beautiful, sunny weather.

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Craig decided he wanted to play disc golf–it is his favorite!


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I have to admit it isn’t something I would necessarily choose to do. You see, the first time I played, I was horrible! Absolutely horrible! My disc barely went two feet, and it always ended up in the opposite direction of where I wanted it to go. Needless to say, this did not jive well with my perfectionism, and I’ve always kind of had a sour attitude about playing.


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But I know how much Craig loves the sport, so we went to Hanshew Middle School to play. Plus, I couldn’t pass up the chance to enjoy the sunshine–even if I did have to wear a sweatshirt and jacket.


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In disc golf, the goal is to throw your disc into the basket in the least number of throws.

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You can throw the disc 3 different ways:

backhand (The back part of your hand is leading.),

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forehand (The front part of your hand–palm–is leading.),

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or a hammer throw.


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I started out doing really well! At one point in time, I was even ahead of Craig.

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But then I got my disc stuck in the tree.


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Craig had a rusty start. . . .

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but he ended up winning in the end.

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Breakfast

This morning, I made Craig’s favorite breakfast in honor of our anniversary: Greek Yogurt Pancakes.

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I wasn’t in the mood for pancakes, so I enjoyed a bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares with some banana slices and milk.


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It was a good thing we enjoyed the nice weather last night because it is raining today.

For my run this morning, I made sure to put my hat on to keep the rain off my face. I can’t believe what a difference a hat makes when running in the rain!


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Distance: 5 miles

Time: 44 minutes

I did another easy run today. Nothing to complain about, which is always a good thing!

I’m off to the gym for a light weight lifting session. This will be my last week of weight lifting before the marathon next week.

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6 Comments

  1. 6.7.11
    Emily said:

    Major wife points go to you for playing disc golf. Well done 🙂

    I love Quaker Oatmeal Squares! Yum!!

  2. 6.8.11

    i’m so glad my husband doesn’t like disc golf cuz i’m horrible at it!! but way to go playing it with craig. 🙂

  3. 6.8.11

    I have been following your blog for a little while and it has been so fun! I am new to running and blogging about it. Reading about your training and running has helped me so much. Thanks for sharing your passion. I even learned how to take my first ice bath from you….haha! My husband and I would love to visit Alaska some day. It looks like a beautiful place. My new blog is the worthofmysole.blogspot.com. Just in case!!!

    Thanks again for sharing your life!

  4. 6.8.11
    craig said:

    that tree was my saving grace, i only ende dup winning by on point.

  5. 6.20.11
    Emily said:

    I’m not very good at disc golf but something about it always makes me want to play. It takes me a while to play a round and I just can’t play with any “professionals.” Cutting down on glare helps me a lot, so polarized aviator sunglasses are my secret weapon.