Wow! It's been a looong time.

I defended my master's thesis a little over a week ago. It's amazing to be done. I feel like I can breathe again. Aaaand now I can get back to a regular workout schedule.

Well, the Musselman Triathlon is in July. I unfortunately didn't take my work schedule into consideration when I signed up, or, rather, I thought I would be at Penn State through the end of summer. However, I (hopefully) will be starting my new job at the beginning of July. It would not be a great idea to take a day off from this new job a couple of weeks after I start. Therefore, I may not be able to do the triathlon. The plan is to continue training for the race. If I can participate in the race, great! If not, I guess that I can sign up for some races later in the season.

The job search is exciting! Maybe I should take that back. It won't be exciting if I don't get offered a job ...

Other notes:

1) My Garmin is amazing. Jon and I went for a hike yesterday. Generally, when I go for a run, I don't take advantage of the more advanced navigation features. On the hike, I played around a little with these features. It's certainly not as sophisticated as the car GPSs, but it's a large step up from a compass. I also noticed that downtown areas have more roads loaded into the mapping system. Take a look at the run that I did in Madison!


2) I bought a trainer for the cold mornings when I'd prefer to not bike outside. It is somewhat like riding a stationary bike, but it allows me to become accustomed to sitting on my bike for long periods of time. I'm not sure. I may need a new bike seat. Does everyone get this saddle sore? Anything over an hour is rough. Some other positives about the trainer are that I have become more comfortable with changing gears with and clipping out on my left side (finally!).

3) I need to get my bike tuned ASAP. For a few beers, I could probably persuade Justin to teach me how to do all the necessary maintenance ;-D