One week later...

I've been in Florida for a week now, and so far things are developing swimmingly.  I was offered two jobs today: one is going to retail outlets and selling DirecTV, the other is working for a local businessman doing outside sales for his repair shop and lawn care business.  I knew things would work out for me here, but I had no idea things would turn around that quickly.  The one roadblock I've encountered is finding out about coaching wrestling at Florida State; I've tried contacting just about everyone I could think of, but so far no response.  It took me two tries to get in contact with Syracuse's club; I just e-mailed the director of rec sports, who then put me in contact with the club officers.  My wrestlers are the #1 reason why I regret things not working in NY.

I began Couch to 5k this week.  The first week of the program consists of a five minute walk, then alternating between jogging for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds.  This is supposed to last 20 minutes.  I stretch it out to 30 minutes by walking for an extra 10 minutes afterward simply since I need the extra time.  It's annoying because I come back feeling the same as I did when I left.  As a wrestling coach, I always told my wrestlers that they should feel dead at the end of practice and that's how they know they're improving.  I hardly fancy myself a genius, but I think the designer of the program has you start out so lightly to keep people from getting discouraged.  I think this is one of the reasons our country is so fat; nobody wants to go balls-to-the-wall and see results and look for the easy route instead.

After I came in working out, my cousin Gabrielle invited me to play Active Life Outdoor Challenge on Wii.  For those of you that are not familiar with this game, it has a pad that looks like something from Dance Dance Revolution, and it has several physical challenges that each player must endure, including log jumping and sprinting.  After 30 minutes of that game I was sweating like a pig.  I've given the Wii a huge thumbs up years ago; it's great that we have a system in which kids can use their bodies and move around.

That's it for now.  I'll be sure to keep everyone abreast of further developments.