The Triathlon Rx

[Sorry guys... this isn't the "clue"-ed at post mentioned previously, but that one's not time-sensitive so it can wait. But while I'm inserting this ETA... I might as well say ENTER THE SUBWAY GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY! You have until tomorrow, midnight, central time!]

THURS 05.06.10

• 8:30 am – 7 mile run, accompanied by Breakaway Ministries and my homeboy Señor Dios.
• 10:47 am - Read email that 100% made my day. Possibly year. More later (maybe)!
• 11:00 am – Condo showing. PERFECT location/price. Only they neglected to mention that it’s a basement apartment.  No graicas.
• 12:00 pm – Bike 6 miles to class
• 12:45 pm – LAST class of spring semester 2010!! Spent practicing my active listening skills (aka dominating at Words With Friends…)

Cred. to my photographer extraordinaire Mrs. Grace!

• 2:00 pm – Continue bike ride for 20 more miles. Gomer bailed on me somewhere around mile 17… >=(
• 3:45 pm – Be held off for work until 5:30, so decide to make my first attempt with the crockpot. It’s cookin’ now!
• 4:15 pm – (present time) Do the DTR Rain dance… send a prayer, make a sacrifice stew. Do SOMETHING to make the weather slightly more pleasant so I don’t get called off!!

And that is my day thus far. I really don’t have much else to tell you, except go enter the Subway Giveaway, and have a lovely Thursday night! Ohh no I lied – one more thing…

Summer classes.

I’ve took one last summer to knock out my last general ed, and let me be real here, it blowed. It’s 90° degrees out, you wanna be running, biking, laying out by the beach, going on a picnic, pretty much anything but sitting inside in a classroom. It’s like lecture on Saturday, right Lizzzz? No fun. BUT, then I found out this class was offered. And now here I am hoping it’s not filled because I really want in! I’ll preface it by saying that this prof is amazing and never once will you feel like you’re wasting time in his classes. It’s apparent from day one that he knows his stuff, he’s passionate about it. Anyway, here we go:

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KIN 5729: Pediatric Exercise – Concepts and Applications

9:05 – 11:15 am … M/T/W/TH … May 24th – June 1oth

Course Description:
The aim of this couse is to address the current understanding of pediatric medicine and exercise physiology. This course will explore the use of physical activity and weight management in the treatment of various diseases (i.e., obesity) that affect children and adolescents. Lectures will cover the metabolic, physiologic and molecular responses to exercise in healthy and diseased states. A current understanding of the basic anatomy and physiology of children compared to adults will be provided. Topics include strategies for exercise prescription in various applied and clinical situations. This 2 credit course will be composed of interactive seminars, lectures, and demonstration.

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Um, how AWESOME does that sound?! Like my blogbuddy Kelly, I’m really passionate about encouraging physical activity in youth. But this class also brings in the medical component to it – using physical activity to treat disease, looking at the physiological responses in the body to exercise, and if you know me, you’ll know that they could have hooked me with the “anatomy & physiology” alone. A&P has been my absolute favorite part of my education thus far, and maybe because I’ve taken them through the kinesiology department, so they have a bit of an exercise science spin, but I LOVE it! So anyways, my question is pretty simple: do I take the class, or not? Well, it seems simple. But here’s my [tangled] thought process:

PROS

• It’s obviously a really interesting subject to me – something I’m passionate about!
• It counts towards the 9 KIN credits I need for the clinical movement subplan.
• The professor is fantastic!
• It’s only 14 days for two credits.
• Some of my good kines buddies are registered!

CONS

• It does NOT count as one of my med OR physical therapy prereqs (I’m still not decided as you can tell…). Although no matter what, it will “look good” on my resume, and it will show where my passions lie.
• It’s during the SUMMER…
• It’s during the MORNING in the summer… my favorite time!!
• It costs $$. Obvio. So if it’s not a class that “counts” then I really need to think about Can I afford to take this?

Haha, sorry – I know this isn’t what you guys come here to read. But maybe some of you can shed your insight on it. READER’S Qs: Have you taken summer classes? Are you taking anything this summer? If so, what? And for me to get to know some of you better, What is your major? Or, what did you study when you were in college?

OK, I’m done for real now. I’m happy to be DONE with classes [for now], and I hope my fellow collegians are winding down too! I have ONE final to dominate next Wednesday, and please believe, there will be celebration when that one’s over and done!

[Hopefully] Off to work! Ciao.
-E