It was
an early 6:15 am Eastern Standard Time wake up call today to prepare for a 7:30
am shotgun start. As I dragged myself
out of bed I was excited to see the course and the conditions that we have to
look forward to. My roommate and I
luckily got housing this week which helps greatly especially in terms of
sharing the cost of a car and everything in between. (Did I mention we got a free upgrade from a
Nissan Versa to a small SUV, aka: a Buick Encore?!) It had about 2 miles on it
when we picked it up J
We finally
headed off to the course which is a 3 minute drive from our host family’s house
and loaded up our bags on our power carts for the long practice round ahead of
us. Not to mention at this time of day
it was already about 24 degrees Celsius and 80% humidity! I teed up my ball for my first swing of the
day, although the muscles in my body felt a little tight from the travel day
yesterday I was able to hit the ball in the left centre of the fairway. From there it was a day of practice and
getting to know the course by determining the slope and distances of ideal
spots on each hole. Truthfully enough, I
am very thankful I have a volunteer caddie for the week as this course is not
going to be an easy walk. It is a golf
course placed in the hills of Albany in New York where approach shots and par 3
tee shots must allow for +5 to +10 yards of uphill slope! By the way I was
striking the ball and making strokes with my putter, I feel that I am so ready
to compete this weekend starting Friday.
After a
couple hours of practicing and having lunch at the course I decided that I
desperately needed a nap after only 5 hours of sleep the night before. It was probably the greatest 25 minutes of
rest I had given my body today! Soon
after, it was that time to hit the gym and work on my mobility and stretch out
my body from the long day of travel to prepare for the weekend J As part of the Symetra tour, at each event we
have priviledges at fitness faciliites where we are able to keep up our fitness
and training. I headed out to the YMCA
in Delmar and began to warm my body up for the week. I had worked up a good sweat and after some
time I needed to get some groceries to meal prep for the week. My grocery list consists of string cheese,
vegetable medleys, chicken breasts, baby potatoes, spinach, eggs, vitamin water
(dragonfruit flavour), greek yogurt and orange juice. My meal prep for lunches on the course is a
combination of grilled chicken, vegetables and potatoes and string cheese to
snack on. It is important to maintain
the level of energy throughout the 5 hour round especially during hot and humid
days. By preparing a balanced meal with
necessary protein, vegetables and carbs I am allowing myself to be well
nourished on the course. For people who
know me, they can agree that I eat A LOT!
Speaking
of eating a lot, I enjoyed a “Fantastic Roll” at the Hana Japanese Steak House
and Sushi Bar tonight with my roommate and her friend. YUMMY!
It has
been a long day, and it is time to catch up on my zZz’s. Good Night until tomorrow!
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