Day 204 – Tuesday August 31, 2010
Two days post-Half-Ironman: Huh? Whaa…?
One day post-Half-Ironman: Ouch…what?
Day of Half-Ironman: That was fun. Let’s go sit down away from the sun for many hours.
My triathlon was Sunday and it was tons of fun. I’m now having trouble focusing when tired (that being ever since about 7:30 last night, which was approaching my bedtime), but I’m surprisingly unsore. My shoulders are a bit tight, but new bike gadgets should help fix that. In fun news, I survived. In other fun news, the usual cut-off time for a full Ironman is 17 hours. Not bad, not bad.
Life at the Marion Institute is great. Working for Glenn gives me lots of freedom to learn new things since he’ll frequently have me do one or two assignments then send me off to someone else for a bit. On Friday, for example, I helped him with some Connecting for Change edits in the morning, learned to enter Cambodian Living Arts donations into the office system around midday, and prepared gift baskets for the weekend board meeting for Desa in the afternoon. I enjoy learning new things.
Both weekends have also been tons of fun. Mom and I headed to Boston last weekend and enjoyed a show (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), some shopping (yay new running shoes a week before the race! – don’t try this at home), and excellent birthday dinner for her big day. I spent this weekend driving to and from Middlebury, Vermont, (4 ½ hours away) with Becky and Glenn, hanging out with Dad pre- and post-race, and, oh yeah, doing a really long triathlon. Glenn is lots of fun outside of the office. I like hanging out with people in the real world (outside work, not outside the NTrip, just to clarify). Becky and I both enjoyed the race immensely and I know at least one of us (that would be me) plans to do another. Before doing another, though, I plan to spend the next week sitting, sleeping, and having vague trouble grasping the right word at any given moment. I’ll also stay out of the sun a fair deal, as I currently associate it with exhaustion. Mmm, shade.
Day 205 – Wednesday September 1, 2010
Welcome to September!
On a half-ironman update, I feel great! I’m waiting at least until tomorrow to exercise – I know my body appreciates the rest – but I’ve been much more able to focus today and generally enjoyed life. My shoulders are a bit sore, but all else is well. I just set up my countdown to my next race, a half marathon in NOLA which Buck picked out for himself, Melissa, and I. It’s 7 ½ weeks away.
Last night, we had a wonderful cookout at Sacred Hearts (our lovely retreat center housing) with local neighbors who will enjoy the Great Neck trails long after we’ve left and staff members from both Allens Pond and the Marion Institute. I loved getting to hang out one last time with all these amazing new friends and appreciate just how many people I’ve gotten to know this round. Though I initially felt a bit bounced around at the Marion Institute when Glenn kept sending me off to others, I now absolutely love that I had the opportunity to help out so many of the staff there. It was fun to see Michelle (CLA donations fun time), Judy (Green Jobs, Green Economy logic models with Kalia), Desa (gift baskets for board members and NCCC alum extraordinaire), and, of course, Glenn (so many random edits). Plus Becky, Gina, and Lauren from Allens Pond. This is a great part of the world.
Today, we had our final half day of Mass Audubon service for the round, said our goodbyes at the Marion Institute, and came home to pack and load the van. We had actual down time this evening, my first in awhile since my weekends have been so full with fun parental visits. Tomorrow, we roll out at 5:30 AM for the Point. I’ve already called driving first shift. I like starting off early. For van rides, not workouts. But I’m working on that.
PS I love New England!
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