Not much to say on this update. I seem to have hit a barrier in my training, and that barrier seems to be the 2.5-mile mark. My last two attempts at running have burnt out at about that mark. I wanted to see what the limits of my body are, and it seems that the limit is 2.5 miles. It may simply be true that I am just too old and fat to go beyond that. I haven't been running in over a week, due to the stress of applying for jobs, grading student projects and preparing for TPA 4. I'm gaining weight and feeling worse about myself on a daily basis. I am extremely discouraged and the failure of this projct seems to be a certainty at this point.
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Jennifer Duvall
4/14/2015 11:52:20 am
Sheesh Dylan I hate hearing how hard you are on yourself. With our workload in this program it's a huge feat just to get up, down coffee and keep plowing through! I tried to start jogging cause I was feeling down from lack of exercise and I haven't made it past half a mile (and I'm lucky if I get 2 days of that in a week.. Today was a couch day). We're all stressed and almost there. Be gentle on yourself friend.
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Dylan T. Boggs
4/23/2015 11:16:11 am
Thanks, Jen. It's definitely been discouraging, as it feels like the workload this semester has been much heavier than it was in the fall. I just haven't had the time for this project that I'd hoped I would. I've certainly done more running than I ever thought possible, but it's still hard to not be disappointed.
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Jessica Martin
4/17/2015 12:58:51 am
I feel your frustration! As someone who values being outside and being active as much as education, not being able to go running or hiking or surfing has brought me down. But I think for you and I we need to take joy and a sense of accomplishment in the little things. I took my roommates dog for a walk- while it's not the run I wanted I was still able to move around for a bit and get some fresh air.
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Dylan T. Boggs
4/23/2015 11:17:24 am
Thanks, Jessica. I'm going to break that 2.5-mile barrier eventually... just not during the course of this semester. Sometime in the future when I'm not having to deal with TPAs and Google+ accounts, I'll make it there.
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