I was feeling a little bit under the weather yesterday (the annoying fat chick in the next cube kept on coughing and spread her germ everywhere), so I decided to cut my training in half and run just 4 laps around the lake. The distance is about 4.2 miles and it took me 33 minutes to finish it; a slight improvement over last time. The best part is that my left calf doesn’t hurt this time, I think I will make it a habit of icing my muscles and joins after each workout. After all, as much as I hate to admit it, I am not 19 anymore…
Running around the lake has its pros and cons. The biggest con is the fact that there are so many people walking their dogs in the late afternoon, so you would really need to watch your step so you don’t step on manures. The pro is that the weather is generally nice, and in the late afternoon, you can feel the breeze in your face cooling you off just slightly.
However, one more thing annoys me somewhat. There are many “posers” in Irvine who thinks they are athletes (I don’t consider myself one yet, if I can finish the LA Triathlon under 3 hours, I would consider myself fit) but really not. There was this couple who dressed in synchronized pro gear. But the funny thing is that they look cocky especially the dude, a WOH yet they are hella slow. We all ran the same distance, and in the first lap, they were way ahead. But I passed them in the 3rd lap and never look back. That is satisfaction!
I am swimming today! Hopefully the pool at Nancy’s will still be clean at 7:00PM with no little kids blocking the lanes. I am shooting for 32 min. in a mile swim! A 1 min pace increase every 400 yards.
Oh, also signed up for GMAT on 10/8. I better not put my foot where the mouth is again! Knock on wood.
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