So, one of my responsibilities at work (I'm a high school administrator, remember) is to support our student activities program. I really do love doing it, so don't misunderstand this blog entry. Anyway, for the past few days 33 students and their advisor have been on a "team-building" retreat--all great stuff, except they invited me to meet them for breakfast today....uhhhh, wait a minute, I have to swim! Last night I tried to figure out a way to get from my house to the pool (swim 2000 yards) get back home to shower and dress and then drive to Marin, all in less than 2.5 hours!! I almost--I said, "almost"--decided to skip my swim. Ludicrous! Absurd! Scandalous, even!! Give up a workout? After eleven straight weeks (with 13 to go) I have never missed a workout--and I don't intend to start now! So here's what I did: set my alarm for 5:00am and jumped into my bathing suit. Raced to the pool (got there at 5:25am and IMpatiently waited for them to unlock the doors at 5:35am), swam for 45 minutes, jumped into dry clothes and raced back home, landing in the shower at precisely 6:40am. After a 10 minute "try your dardest to get the chlorine smell off your body" routine, I jumped into my car and sped off to school (where I met my colleague who was going to the breakfast with me). We then experienced very little traffic over the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge and arrived at our destination at 8:15am--exactly 15 minutes late for breakfast--which, if you know teenagers is not late at all!!
My pledge is pretty clear: I will do what it takes to meet this challenge--and I will NEVER miss a workout--period!
Fabulous!!! If only I could have pulled my bony carcass out of bed and swam with you.
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