With the spring semester ending last Wednesday I finally
have some time to contribute to the team blog. This past semester has been especially busy. My class obligations included more
reading than any of my previous semesters, and I made the mistake of enrolling
in some fairly dry subjects. In
fact, I might forego my last year of law school because I think I’ve found the
cure to insomnia. If a 40 page
reading assignment about federal court procedure doesn’t put you to sleep
within 30 minutes, you may be beyond help. Additionally, our daughter just turned 9 months last week,
and it looks like she inherited an infinite amount of energy from
somebody. Combine that with her
recent mastery of crawling and you can imagine what my wife and I do every night. It’s been a lot of fun watching her
grow, but I’m still anxiously awaiting for the day she realizes you’re not
supposed to poop in your pants - I can’t help but feel a little insulted when
she looks at me and smiles as I’m changing an extra stinky diaper.
Despite being busy with school and the baby, the running has
actually been going well. I’ve set
pr’s in the 10k (28:23) and 10 Mile (47:34) in my last two races, and I’m
confident that the best racing is yet to come. I’ve been having respiratory problems due to allergies for
the majority of the spring, so I’m hoping those will subside as the summer
begins. My current focus is on the
Half Marathon Championships on June 16.
I could potentially run the Trials for the 10k, but I’m not sure if my
time is fast enough to get me into the meet. Basically, it will come down to who decides to declare for
the 10k and how many athletes the race directors select. If I’m fortunate enough to qualify, my
focus would probably shift to the Trials rather than the half marathon.
Other than that, there’s not much going on in my life. Hopefully, I’ll have more exciting
results to report in the coming months.
Fingers crossed.
