Then I taught, and my student said I looked horrible, and I again started feeling very sorry for myself and again started thinking about how I must have caught mono from a student's flute...(one of my students DOES have mono and I really did play her flute last week...so I'm not just going crazy here...this is a possibility...)
But, I dragged myself to the Tuesday night run and managed 8+ pretty fast miles...and even had a good time while doing it. It's been a couple weeks since I felt really great running, so it was especially nice. Plus, it was fun to hang out with Liz again...it had been a while, which is mostly my fault, I'll admit. (I'm the one who didn't show to the Sunday run like a very, very bad friend.) I didn't wear a watch (I know, I know...it's hard to believe), so I have to wait for Liz to post the times, but I'm pretty sure we did everything significantly below 9 minutes per mile. I'm pumped for the half marathon on Sunday!
Today, I HAVE to go swimming...it's been way too long. I'm going to forget how pretty soon...
Other than swimming and a bit of teaching, I have a very easy day...as in...nothing. I've got to practice my butt off, of course, but I don't have anything structured...maybe I'll see if Ta and Jojo (my much neglected friends...yikes) want to go to a bookstore or maybe get a glass of wine tonight...? I also do have a bunch of errands I need to get done, but I HATE running errands. Like, it takes a hardcore deadline to get me to do them. And since the deadline is far from impending as of yet (by Friday, since I'm leaving on Saturday for the week), I think I'll put the unpleasantries off a bit more.
Oh! So, my cousin (David Strathairn) did indeed get nominated for Best Actor by the infamous Academy Awards! The movie he stars in (Good Night, and Good Luck) also got nominated for lots and lots of stuff...pretty cool, eh? I have a feeling it's going to be a Brokeback Mountain sweep, but it's still pretty awesome to even be nominated...is it okay to claim some of this awesomeness as my own? He's not even blood-related, so it's a little hard, but...someone blood-related did have the good sense to marry him...so maybe it's okay. I'll just have to prove my heredity by marrying someone who will do equally as well. Any suggestions? (Just kidding, Phil!)I have lots of pictures coming...you just have to wait a little bit until I get them from Coach Kurt...meanwhile you just have to deal with my ramblings for a bit longer...
Okay, so just one last question to all you TNT bloggers. Where do you think the line is as far as how far to push TNTers to come to group activities? If they're training on their own, should you just leave well enough alone? Or do you consider it part of your mentoring job to try to push a little harder to get people to come to the group workouts, even if it isn't always perfectly convenient for everyone?
I'd really love some feedback on this, because I don't want to be seen as the 'workout police', but here's the way I see it: TNT is a unique opportunity in that you have a chance to be part of a team as an adult, and I really think that's one of the best aspects of the program. You meet new people, and become a part of something bigger than you are. So how to get people to see that without overwhelming them with TNT 'obligations'?
4 comments:
I hope you don't have mono.
About the 'workout police'..hehe...(workout nazi? :) )..
For me when I train with my friends (I will always train with their pace and intensity). I see training or any other activity base on how fun it is and how serious it is. Just b/c it is fun doesn't mean it doesn't have to be serious and vice versa.
For me, when I train, I am serious and try to make it very fun. For my friends that i train with, for them it is not as serious and therefore I try to make it more fun.
When I train with my friends, I treated it more of a social thing. I don't consider it as part of a workout. However, there are times when I push them a bit b/c they are more serious when it comes to training.
I guess u have to know what each member want for the training. Are they doing it for social? For fun? Or are they ramping it up for a new PR?
Then you can push those who are serious into training and be less pushy (can't think of a better choice fo a word) to those who are less serious of the training.
Awesomeness by affiliation!
I am not a TNT blogger, but I run on a running team and I have been having the same discussion with the owner of the Fleet Feet store that put the team together. There is not a lot of participation in group runs so we have been trying to figure out what the obligations should be. Good luck with that. No solutions over here.
I hope mono is not in your forecast! I personally need workout police to come to my house and beat the crap out of me right now.
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