To recap last week, ran 6 miles total. Want to ramp that up a bit this week, but the weather isn't cooperating so far. Skated again and was 100% better than two weeks ago. Will go again this week, probably Thursday. Didn't lose any weight, but didn't gain either, so I'll take it as a minor win.
I signed up for my first race of 2012. The AlphARace in Midland. It's a 3.5 mile run with military obstacles mixed in. It's also a night race, which should be interesting. Two things drew me to this. 1) it's more than just a run, which keeps things fun, and 2) I already know someone who is also doing it, which always makes it better. Still plan on doing a Warrior Dash as well, but probably not until September, since the other Michigan one is on a weekend where I have a wedding to go to.
Got some great news this morning. I have an interview scheduled with MDOT for the week after the Super Bowl. It's for a Business Analyst position in Grand Rapids. I'm super excited, but I'm trying not to get too jacked up about it and then be all depressed if things don't go well. I'm definitely hoping for the best though. If I was to work somewhere in Michigan, I want to either work in the UP or Grand Rapids.
RIP Joe Paterno. You were a great coach and a great role model for thousands of men who came through Penn State. However, for all your accomplishments, there will always be a black mark. I don't think you can talk about the good without the bad anymore, or vice versa. They will now go hand in hand. In my eyes, you held yourself and your players to a higher standard and expected them to go above and beyond, but when it came to the atrocities that occurred under your watch, you only did the minimum. Why? But regardless, You're still one of the best college coaches there ever was, and still deserved to be remembered for the great, not just the horrific.
A weekend of letdowns in the NFL. Special teams wasn't the shining light for Baltimore and San Francisco. However, one person cannot win or lose a game. It takes a team, and there are plenty of events that you can point to in those games that could have changed the outcome. A penalty here, dropped pass there. It all adds up in the end. I'll save my Super Bowl prediction for next week.
In other NFL news. Can anyone really justify Matthew Stafford being left off the Pro Bowl roster? I didn't think so. No one with common sense should rank Cam Newton ahead of Stafford. But apparently 5,000 yards, 40+ touchdowns, and getting your team to the PLAYOFFS isn't good enough these days. Also, if Indianapolis goes and hires Jim Tressel, they will be dead to me. Peyton or no Peyton, they will be completely dead.
Glad football is winding down. Now I can focus on my true love, Red Wings hockey. They are looking unstoppable right now. Tonight, St. Louis looked like a talented team, but they are nowhere near the level of the Red Wings, or some other veteran teams for that matter. That won't bode well when the playoffs arrive. Hopefully I can make it to a Wings game before the end of the year.
Well, that's all for now. This week should be most of the same. Working out, applying for work, spending quality time with family. This weekend is the Sno-Drift Rally as well. Will definitely be checking that out.
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