I want to start out by thanking everyone who kept those fingers crossed for me yesterday. Hopefully it helped, but I won’t know until sometime in June. I still don’t know why it takes law school professors like two months to grade finals. A lesson in patience for the students, perhaps.
Since I had my final in the late afternoon, I took the day off from work to review, relax and recharge before heading into the exam. I knew that if I went in to work, I’d be rushing to get home, stressed about the test and totally preoccupied thinking about it all day, so why bother.
Instead of sitting at my desk with a cup of coffee in hand, I started off my morning with a run. It was extremely humid and drizzling while I ran/walked, but it felt amazing. I took the same path I did when I ran on Sunday, but it was a lot busier this morning with lots of trucks and traffic driving by, but I didn’t mind. I listened to Pandora’s Today’s Hits station and knew it was going to a good run as soon as this song came on after I walked out of my house.
In total, I walked/ran a little over 2.5 miles in 35 minutes. The Couch to 10k program I’m following only called for 8 intervals of 1-min run/1.5 min walking, but I did an extra 9th interval because I was still a good way away from home when the program told me to cool down.
Overall, I felt really good after the run. My level of fitness has increased a whole lot over the last year because when I started couch to 5k last year, I was DEAD after each run/walk. Even though I feel like I could skip these first levels of the program, I want to work my way up to my goal slowly and make sure I don’t burn out or overpush myself. Slow and steady wins the race, right? 😉
Now that I’ve graced you all with a wonderfully sweaty picture, it’s time to head to court. Don’t worry, I showered!
How do you mentally prepare for a big exam/event? What song is your current jam?
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