c25k – w3d3

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 1:10 minutes of jogging and 1:40 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

 First, let me say thank you for your support.  It really means a lot.  I sometimes cannot believe how hard this is!  LOL

I increased my time by 10 seconds this morning, since that’s 10 percent.  Let me tell you that 10 seconds is looooooong!  I did 3 1:10-intervals, which was my goal.  I figured out that for the first 2 I’m going uphill.  I failed at my first attempt to do the 3rd one and walked through it and the 1:40 walk portion, but succeeded on the next attempt.  My goal this morning had been to complete 3 since I had managed to complete 6 1-minute intervals.  Depending on my progress by next Friday, I may repeat this, but I’ll deal with that next week.

 I have been unbelievably busy at work this week.  We had a motion due today and in typical Boss fashion, he waited until the last minute to give us our assignments.  I spent almost all day yesterday gathering and organizing 39 exhibits and proofread one document so many times that if I shut my eyes and thought about it I could probably list all 130+ statements right here!  I got home at 7:30 last night.  4:45 a.m. felt like it came really fast!  Once I got to work I felt like I had come home, eaten, showered, changed clothes and gone back.  I think this may have been why I felt unable to complete 4 intervals, but I did get up, and I did do my best, so I felt good about my run.

Tomorrow I’m following Kahuna out to his surfing spot and I’m going to walk 2 miles on the beach (if the tide’s cooperative).  Sunday, repeat.  I think taking 2 days off between Friday and Monday is making Monday hard.  I’m also going to be adding in a 3rd strength training day next week.  I’m to the point where I don’t have time for a proper workout and will do different body parts on different days of the week.

I have a major career decision to make this weekend and would appreciate any and all crossed fingers and prayers.  There’s a small company near where I work that I’m thinking about sending my resume to.  I ride the train with 3 women who work there and they’ve been encouraging me to do so.   Their legal department revolves around patent issues and when I read the qualifications for some of the positions I feel very unqualified; however, one of the women is a senior paralegal and she keeps telling me I can get hired.  The benefits are extraordinary and include 24-hour fitness center and lap pools throughout their “complex.”  Not to mention the salary range that I mentioned would be met, if not far beyond my expectations.

Mom, don’t read this next part!  LOL

I told Kahuna tonight that if I do get a position there, it will probably be entry level and if that’s the case there is a future for me there….one that would make me want to stay here, meaning it might be his turn to sacrifice for me and find full time “job” after military retirement so we can afford to buy here, instead of heading back to Louisiana.  We’ll see.  I’m not one to count my chickens so to speak, and I haven’t even turned in my resume.

Have a great weekend.