Day Two--- and I lived.

Thank goodness for the accountability measures this blog makes me take or today would have been a "To hell with this!" kind of day. We had our teacher inservice today which, while as mindless as it gets (this is a good thing for us), it somehow turned into more hours sitting in front of the computer than anticipated. What can I say.... I always think my students will appreciate the two hours gone into a visual aide. It's an inaccurate thought, but a common one! (this statement will appease my brother who swears although book smart, I have no common sense. Jake, 1. Julie, 0.)

I fit in my 2 miler in the 30 minutes I had before the JV basketball game. At least I had a track to run on since I was already at school! The track was at least better than the treadmill. I can't help but feeling like a gerbil in a plastic sphere when I run on one. I'm not going to go into too much detail on the run because I'd like to save as much face as possible. I'll give you the Cliff Notes version (once again to the appeasement of my brother): Ran 3 laps, walked a half lap, ran another 2 and a half laps, walked (speedily) a lap, ran the last one. 8 total. I guess 1.5 out of 8 ain't too shabby. <--- This statement directly concerning the "me" of today and not the "me" of yesteryear.

There was some serious doubt in my abilities to sustain a pace that wasn't too embarrassing. Didn't help that there were a few teenage boys out there whizzing past me every 8th of a mile. And, much to the chagrin of my memories of a failed ice-skiing attempt in Poland, there was a 7 year old (I asked his age) out there running laps as well who was WITHOUT the signs of labored breathing that I showed. What is with it with kids sporting their God-given athleticism around me as I almost kill myself/struggle to run just a few laps? (Those 3 year old skiers in Poland surely thought I was dead meat as I sailed down the "black" sans ski poles and came to my abrupt stop [head first] at the fence line. They probably laughed, just like my little 7 yr old counterpart today.)

Can't focus on all that, gotta focus on the positive. I'm still trying to echo the motivational speech our principal gave our staff today about following every complaint (if one must be made) with a "diamond," or a "but" with a positive remark following. So I'll use that to wrap it up for today: It was so cold running outside today that I believe my once-going-away congestion will now turn into pneumonia, BUT at least the cold numbed whatever pain I had going on in my legs. Hurrah!

I'm off 'til Thursday. SWEET!