1/2 marathon and more

Needless to say, since school has started back up, my time for stress free blogging & relaxation has drastically decreased. The last 2 weeks of school have gone by so fast. It's nice to be done with the first semester. I feel like that's a pretty big milestone for a first year teacher. I had to do a quick presentation on staff development day on Friday. It was pretty exciting. My task was to re-invigorate some veteran teachers who were feeling a little stressed out. For about 5 minutes I talked about my personal appreciation for Clark County School District teachers and what they've done for my life. That part was pretty easy. I've had so many teachers that have motivated & inspired me over the years. I know that I wouldn't be the person I am today without these teachers. Then I discussed what seems like the lack of appreciation that we sometimes get from our students and how we encounter numerous behavior problems daily. For the past week I had been creating a video on the students at Brinley and how they feel about their teachers. They all had something appreciative to say on camera and the teachers loved the video. The presentation was a hit! Go me!

In other news...I completed my first 1/2 marathon! I hate to say it, but it may be my only 1/2 marathon. Yes, it went that good. 13.1 miles of strait running is just so hard. Not to mention the numerous hills that we had to face on the course. Even though I had been training, I still managed to throw up everything in my stomach by mile 12. It was pretty humiliating to have a guy have to stop & ask me if I needed 1st aide. However, it's done. I finished. Go me again! And while I've decided that Marathons just might not be for me, I do plan to compete in some triathlons this season. I have to admit, it feels great to be on a bike!