It’s very early days, but even so I get frustrated when my plans don’t pan out. This week has been somewhat hectic. After a great work out last Sunday, I was hoping to build on that progress. Unfortunately, life, or more accurately work, had other ideas.
Monday morning saw me scheduled to be at the ABC Canberra studios for a live interview on my experience as a ‘mature’ student and volunteering. Not wanting to race through a training session before heading to the studio, I chose to go into the office first. I then got a call from the presenter telling me that I had been “Drop the Dead Donkeyed”* and that they had an urgent news item that would need to take precedence and could I come in on the Tuesday at 7:30am to record the segment.
* Drop the Dead Donkey was a British TV comedy series set in a TV newsroom.
The interview was then recorded on the Tuesday morning. We recorded 10 minutes, and they broadcast about 5 minutes which can be heard here (segment on volunteering starts at about 20 minutes): https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/mornings/104167830
On Wednesday and Thursday, I had early starts and long days at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) for the 2024 Canberra Careers Xpo, By Friday, all I wanted was a lie in, so no training.
Saturday was dedicated to working on an assignment for uni, that left Sunday morning for a sole work out this week. It stated well enough, but when I increased the speed of my walk, I soon realised that I would need to cut the session short. My lungs were screaming and although my heart rate was still well below 150, I stopped at 45 minutes rather than 60. It’s important that I remember that I have 9 months to prepare for London and that the tortoise eventually beat the hare.
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