Day 70 - Marathon Man

Today was the day of the London Marathon.  I was listening to the radio on the way in to the Club and the presenters were talking about a runner who was looking to break the world record time for a marathon for someone "dressed as a crustacean"... a few punny jokes followed along the lines of "I hope he doesn't feel too clammy in his suit" and "I have sponsored him for a few (s)quid" etc.

All good clean fun, and it brought to mind this time last year, when we were cheering my daughter along in the same race. It was much warmer last year than it was today...

...when it was much colder in part because the wind had changed direction, but at least it stayed dry for us today when we played our second Captain & Pro Challenge match. Our opponents this time were Neil and Ian, doughty opponents who play a lot of foursomes golf together. We knew we were in for a tough game when they started off by winning the first two holes.

Mike and I gelled better this time around though and we hauled them back in by the turn; then we established a two hole lead, only for our opponents to capitalise on their shots to get the match back to all square as we approached the last. Fortunately, our par on 18 was just enough to win the hole and the match... in our own marathon of the day! 

The quality of the golf was very high, as evidenced by the fact that we went around in 4 over par. Let's hope we can keep that kind of form up for the next challenge...