Why couldn't I be a better golfer?

I finished out this week with an 8 on Wednesday and a 7 on Friday. Both were at an easy pace and I'm gaining my confidence for the Marathon after my "hiatus" during the holidays, and this brings me to an observation: not all sports are created equally. I offer the following two examples:

Golf - If you take a month off from golf, you can still go play 18 holes. Sure your touch around the greens will be off a little, but you can still go out there and do it. In fact, I have a friend, Cliff, who seems to play better when he takes bigger and bigger breaks between his rounds of golf.

Running - Take a break from running and you automatically fall backwards. Eric qualified for the Boston Marathon the first weekend of December and, understandably, he took some time off afterward. After about 3 weeks he sets out for an easy 3 mile run and the next morning his legs are sore. I experienced the same challenge this week.

I sure picked the wrong sport to tackle!

Now get back to watching NFL playoffs...