As many of you know, I am a graduate student. On top of that, this semester I decided to become part time and I am working full time at a new job. I just started as a "Biopharmaceutical Production Specialist" co-op at GlaskoSmithKline last week. Not only was it my first week of work, but it was also the same week as my first exam. I am taking Graduate Pharmacology while I work full time. As much as this is challenging and totally awesome, the transition really has really been difficult on my schedule.Studying for the exam caused me to miss a whole week of working out (don't worry, after the exam I re-found my schedule). This, for me, is completly unheard of. I was upset, I was annoyed, but I was doing was I needed to do. Yes, I am a Spartan, but I payed $4k for classes, and I am a student first. I raced on two Saturdays and I put some volunteer hours in with Spartan, but otherwise from when I woke up, to when I went to bed I was studying. I finally came to terms with the fact that as much as I love being a Spartan, sometimes other things have to take precidence.
I appologize for my inactivity. In my "absence" I ran 2 awesome races, started my new job, took an exam, traveled, studied my butt off, and have just been genuinly busy. I am not making excuses for not working out. I am just finding my balance. Anyone who knows me knows that I make working out, my fitness, and health a priority, but just because I do so, doesn't mean it can't shift on a weekly basis. I still ate healthy, walked everywhere and did small exercsises when I could, but I couldn't go all out Spartan Beast mode. It took a bit to come to terms with that, but I think I can finally accept that I can't do what I want, whenever I want. And isn't that what being a Spartan is all about?
Now that I am "back" I can't wait to catch up on my blog (I will be back-dating some really fun entries), and I am looking forward to the trifecta weekend in Ohio. Matt and I are all packed up and ready to head out tomorrow!
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