Yes… I know all of you have been waiting with baited breathe wondering when my next blog would be. No worries I am still here and still training, just didn’t think I was going to become TV Installer and contractor under a tight deadline.
After the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, the Editor and I partook in a little Black Friday madness and purchased a TV with the grand scheme of mounting it over the fireplace. Simple enough… but since our house was built in 1923, every project is an adventure.
So upon our return from the family trip to Kalihari last Sunday, I began the project with Anna’s deadline that it had to be done by this past Saturday, because her family was coming over for a Christmas Party that day.
My goal was to hide all the wires in the wall, which called for major demolition, construction, and routing of about 12 cables and new electric line through the walls. It was a 6-night affair of going to bed at roughly 2:00 am, but in the end it turned out well.
The neurosis of having to train during this period probably didn’t help things. It is the constant voice in the back of my head that I need to train and what workout session I need to get done that day or what will I miss if I decide to skip. I guess it’s good it keeps me motivated.
By Friday night when I finished the job I was pretty much a walking zombie. I even got the Editor’s stamp of approval with out any revisions. On top of this, I was able to get a 10 mile run in this weekend on a treadmill (treadmill…ugh), because the weather has been ugly around here as it has in a lot of places. I was also able to sneak in a brick workout of a bike and swim on Sunday.
Otherwise, heading into the holidays I am starting to focus on January 1, 2011 and the official beginning IM Training.
Editor’s Note: In this time period, he has also developed a Christmas list which consists of 75-80% athletic gear and clothing. He is a sick, sick man.
