it's been a busy couple of days. had an enjoyable time with kendal and sue yesterday. pt had a blast helping kendal with her math, and i had fun talking with sue. it was nice to have down time talking to one of the girls. i also met with one of the trainers at the gym. that was ok, but not too educational. i was hoping to get more acclimated with their equipment. i guess i will figure that out on my own. i am sore today, but on too bad. i guess it can best be described as comfortably sore. it is only bad when i sneeze, but i was the one who requested core work. i am also a lot weaker than i thought, and need to build up strength.

today after the meeting, we went out with mike and dave. that was fun. nothing outstanding, but i wasn't expecting anything to happen. the watchtower discussed having joy in our ministry, and i honestly do find joy in the ministry. i am frequently tired and have trouble getting out of bed for the ministry, but i do enjoy it when i am up and out.

i did run after service, and it was an ok run. i watched an episode of csi. i still have trouble hearing the tv over the t.mill, but i can usually follow along. i thought it would be harder b/c i thought i would be more sore from yesterdays trip to the gym. it still took me a while, but it had been a long time since i put in a regular running week, then lifting on top of that, i really pushed myself. i hope i do not try to push myself too hard, and burn out. my only goal is to run faster. i have noticed that my times are up a little. i looked down today at my speed, and i was comfortable jogging at 4.8 instead of 4.4. that is a noticeable jump. i did have to take a walk break, but i blame that on soreness from yesterday. at least that is what i want to blame that on. my goal it to be able to lift twice a week, and be done in about an hour. if i can slip in another day of cardio, that would be great, but if it doesn't happen, that is ok too.