triritter/William Ritter "Rock Out in 2010" CLOSED! (Page 8)

eca712 - 2010-01-13 10:52 PM All right people, I need some motivation. It's my first week of school and it's already been insane, and I'm getting a little worried that I won't be able to stick to a training schedule. I mean, I know it's possible- I just need to convince myself I can. Morning workouts are kind of out of the question- as it is, I'm getting up at 6 to get myself and the dog out of bed, fed, ready for the day, and on a train to school by 7:45 (and yes, I know that's a long time to get out of the house in the morning, but there's nothing I hate more than having to rush in the morning). So I'll be working out at night, which I've never been a big fan of. Does anyone prefer to work out at night and want to tell me why it's great? :)

Other than that, I had my friend's mom's funeral on Monday night, which was obviously unavoidable. But then a friend who I rarely to get to see invited me to dinner last night, which knocked out that night's workout since I went there straight from school. Any advice on how to balance social life and tri life? As it is, I need to be more social- my friends usually get the short shrift from me and I'm such a homebody that I'm always tempted to blow off plans, which isn't good for me or my friendships. Have you guys found that it's easier to pick two set nights a week to devote to friends, or to have two floating off nights for when invitations pop up?

Otherwise, dragged myself through a terrible swim tonight. I was a little anxious about it because I haven't been in a while and feel out of shape in general, and then I was swimming in front of two lifeguards who were my age, which made me feel nerdy and embarrassed and tense. Oh and the lap lane was 3 ft on one end and 8 ft on the other, so when I was swimming in that direction and could see the bottom of the floor moving away from me, I felt kind of panicky. I ended up closing my eyes so I wasn't looking at the floor, which did help. But wtf! Once again- any advice on how not to feel nerdy and embarrassed and tense when beginning?

Thanks everyone! How are your lives?

triritter - 2010-01-14 7:24 AM I used to be a life guard...and sorta I still am

antlimon166 - 2010-01-14 1:00 PM

how'd i know i'd be taking my foot out of my mouth after that one.  you don't count b/c your on your way to be pro triathlete.  now... baywatch life guards...that's a whole other story!

antlimon166 - 2010-01-14 1:00 PM

how'd i know i'd be taking my foot out of my mouth after that one.  you don't count b/c your on your way to be pro triathlete.  now... baywatch life guards...that's a whole other story!

triritter - 2010-01-14 5:29 PM

Does anybody have a job to offer? I am willing to relocate out of this meth lab ( The local paper and P.D. says there is a lot of meth labs and weed)as long as it's warm, haha. I am a fairly hard worker and people say I have good customer service Not much experience in anything but I am a quick "hands on" learner.

antlimon166 - 2010-01-15 6:42 AM

if you're serious (you too smillford), check out http://www.shell.com/home/page/careers/professionals/job_search/app_xp_find_a_job_08092006.html
 and let me know if you like anything.  i'd be happy to look at your resume and try to put it in the right hands.  i think my group may be looking for an energy trading risk analyst right now in downtown houston.  if your into the finance thing, and/or you're good with excel, vba, and stuff like that then let me know (i'll be honest though...the hours for that job suck for training).

TriPatrick - 2010-01-17 5:49 PM Now that the marathon is done, I need to air up my tires and ride to the pool

eca712 - 2010-01-17 4:57 PM

Woo hoo! Congratulations! How was it?

eca712 - 2010-01-17 4:57 PM

Woo hoo! Congratulations! How was it?