Venting through Exercise

Just a quick update on what I've been doing lately...First off, I won a sponsorship through work to run the Big Sur International Marathon on May 1, 2011.  This is a pretty big deal because 1) the race cost $299 and 2) it's been said that this is one of "those races you have to do before you die."  It is supposedly a very hard run with a significant portion of the 2nd half uphill but unbelievably scenic.  Thankfully I have plenty of time to train for it.  Official training will not start until the new year so the next couple of months are for pre-training work.

I also started boxing today.  There is a gym just down the street from work called Pacific Coast Boxing.  It's a small privately owned business, not a big gym but with minimal space they do have a lot to offer.  Luckily the girl I work with Lindsay knows the owner so she got me in at lunch today and we worked out for about an hour.  I'll eventually be paying a monthly fee to go in and use the facility.  Lindsay is pretty good and very experienced and has been working with the woman that owns the place for a while.  I have not boxed in a long time, 2 years??? so it was nice to get back into it and start channeling some aggression outward in a positive way.  Hopefully I'll be able to get back in there either Thursday or Friday and then keep up with it while I'm training for the marathon.

Other than that work is going really well and I've been given more responsibilities in seahorse land.  It can be frustrating at times being in charge a few days a week and having people that have been there way longer than me come to me with questions/problems that I feel they should know answers to.  I'm still getting comfortable and have more stuff to learn but I guess I'm fitting in and doing ok.  I should be getting my dive stuff done soon as well.  The DSO (dive safety officer) here is just looking over my stuff now and with 249 dives at the Florida Aquarium, a handful at the New England Aquarium and all the others outside of those the DSO doesn't see any problems arising and said we'd fast track it to get me in the water. Once I get wet I'll be very happy!

Everything else is going great and I'm starting to fill up my social calendar which is nice.  With running peeps, going out with work peeps, meeting/hanging with new MoBay peeps, and even finding old friends in the area things are starting to head in the right direction.  Oh and I found out I'll be coming home for Christmas!!!!  I don't know the exact dates just yet but I'll be heading that way for sure.  I will not be home for Turkey Day and really have no idea what I'll be doing (except working all weekend) but being home for Christmas makes up for it.

Congrats to the Giants and the city of San Fran!  Go Pats and good luck Randy, wherever you end up.