Day four of 16 hour days... they end tonight for a 24 hour spell, then I knock two more out Thursday and Friday, and 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday.. it will be a nice paycheck. It will however come with sacrfices.
Today the weather was supposed to be in the 50's like yesterday, instead I awoke to snow and a 1.5 hour commute to work, 16 miles. It has been overcast all day and really got my mood off on the wrong foot. You gotta love Colorado. I had packed my gym bag and took it to work today with the hopes of getting a little run in. I found time to do a 15 minute interval session, 2 minutes jogging, 1 minute walking. It felt great but was cut short when I was dispatched to an order. It seems like a small amount but according to the Jeff Galloway theory it is exactly what I should have done on Tuesday of the second week. We shall see.. it seemed like a weak workout. This goes back to when I said that I need to take it slow.. I don't wanna!
As I mentioned, there are sacrifices that are made. I am completely off my schedule when I work these hours. I don't see my wife and kids often, and literally drive home to sleep to wake up 6 hours later to drive back to work. It makes for very long days and I miss my family tremendously when I work like this. You see, we are still a sit down and eat every night at 6pm family. Granted there are a few exceptions but the wife and I try and make it a point to instill in the kids a bit of old fashioned family time. We do not over schedule our kids. We let them be a little loose and carefree but we are also very structured. So when I work like this this kids feel it too.. things are not normal. I try and make it a point to swing by the house just to let them know I am alive. I leave before they're awake and home after their 8pm bed time, so when I get a chance i do stop in just to say hello. I am pretty sure my 5 year old little girl thinks I am always at work!
I am a creature of habit, but at the same time I like to be free... I like to make plans on a whim. I like comfort, but enjoy traveling outside of my comfort zone every so often. I love video games, but know in my heart I love the outdoors more. I have chosen in the past to sit around and play all day, while eating everything in the house with no regard as to what I am doing to myself. I am now choosing a different path. Since I have started this training I have not sat down to play one video game. That is now been 10 documented days since blog 1. I like myself better already!
Next Sunday I am walking over to the high school and running on their track. I would like to get a full 1 mile run in and time it. I'd also like to time a 100m and 400m. It is good to have a solid baseline.
Chris
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