Changes

I'm still here.  The past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind but I've managed to get in some running.  Not as many miles as I should be getting but some miles is better than no miles! 

In mid August we had an unexpected resignation at the central office in my school district.  At that point, it was news but didn't really mean anything as far as my life was concerned.  A week or two later, they posted the job opening and, due to some reorganization, the position was now in my fields of expertise.  After two rounds of interviews (the kind you have to study for) I came up with the brass ring and am now a Curriculum Supervisor.  Sometime this week I should begin transitioning to the Big House.  Ironically, I will trade my large, lovely office in the media center for a cubicle in a room full of other supervisors.  Bigger job, smaller space.  What's wrong with this picture?  

Anyhow, all of that interview prep has really cut into my running time and is further affirmation that switching to the half in Baltimore was the right decision to make.  Funny how things work out. 

Over the weekend I ran 5 miles on Saturday and a slow nine on Sunday.  I finally remembered to reset my slow pace alert for Sunday's run.  I set them to beep at 10 minutes per mile for the fast pace and 12 minutes for the slow pace.  That worked out well for me and I wasn't checking my pace constantly.  I could enjoy the scenery and let the watch tell me if I was going too fast or too slow. 

I've lost my morning running mojo since school started.  Something tells me that with this new job, I had better find it quick!  I'll be getting home about an hour later so squeezing in a run before dinner may not work out as well.  We'll see...

As for my fellow bloggers, I hope to catch up on reading by the end of the week.  I miss all of you when I don't have time to read your posts!