Friday, October 24, 2014

A Brief Update

School is definitely keeping life hectic.  My goal is to be ready to take finals next weekend and be done with these two boring classes.  To accomplish that I've got to pretty much write my research paper this weekend.  Pulling A's in both classes.  In fact, in the hated Environmental Science class I've gotten straight 100's.  Considering I actually quit reading the text book assignments three weeks ago, I'm not sure what that says about the class.  Next term I'm going to attempt three classes.  Hopefully this won't require me to give up sleep for eight weeks. 

I am making an attempt to get to the gym three times a week for at least a half hour of cardio, if nothing else. I've also discovered they have a yoga class I'm contemplating trying.  I've talked before about my desire to, once in my life, run a 5k.  Sadly, my knees have completely rejected the idea.  So, I've modified my goal to one my knees can accomplish; complete a 5k walking, with possibly occasional jogging moments, in 45 minutes or less.  This means I've still got some training to do before I'm ready.  Currently I'm doing 2.5k in 35 minutes.  So I've essentially got to cut my time in half.  And I really want to complete this goal before I turn 51. 
Joy, want to do this with me?  Anyone else who'd be interested in being ready for walking a 5k with me by September of next year is welcome.