Stats...

Making some measurable progress again ...

RUNNING: I ran 4x400s after a one-mile warm up on the cinder track tonight -- 2:7, 2:4, 2:3 and 2:3. Final tally: just under an 8:16 mile pace. And I dropped a full minute off my 3-mile times between April 10 and May 2. At 31:53, I'm still a long way from my 29:50 5K last September but still pleased. When I started running in February (after my two-month post-injury hiatus), I think I just went too hard too fast and caused a setback. The elliptical and cycling I did in December and January just didn't accomplish as much as I had hoped. Tonight though I actually felt like I was running and it felt good.

ACADEMICS: A's on both midterms (composition and legal ethics) and I'm back on my schedule (which is 1/2 to 1 week ahead of deadline). Ten months to go, the Lord willing.

JOB GOALS: My resume is updated. Once the academic advisor looks it over, I can send it out and hopefully find a job to supplement the part-time job I now have.

Anyway I am making progress again at least. Life is cyclical ... challenges, goal adjustment, progress, then a setback and more challenges ... . Like most folks I suspect, I would prefer to remain in a progress state, but the most learning seems to occur during the challenging times. I learned something out of the struggles with running this winter. School is a learning experience, too; I've had awesome professors who have been willing to work with me. They and my co-workers have been good team members.

God IS good and sometimes we get a glimpse of His goodness. If, during the challenging times, I'd recite past instances of God's presence, it would make it so much easier to act on faith and with hope.