We are into our third week in the academy, and some familiar patterns are beginning to develop. The most prominant one is, when you think you have spare or extra time, you don't. If ever a class ends prematurely, our Academy Instructor, Deputy Johnson, always has "fun" creative ways to fill the time. Whether it be PT, longer sessions of PT, formations, sound offs, or anything he deems we need some practice on, he is never short of ideas. Today was a pleasant surprize.
We had our afternoon class scheduled with Chief District Attorney Randall, but due to some unforseen mishaps, he sent in a colleague to go over his material. She was entertaining and fun, but certainly couldn't use the entire 4 hours she was allotted. So, when she finished an hour and 10 minutes early, we were all regretting to hear what Deputy Johnson had in store for us. Much to our surprize and liking, he came in, gave some announcements, and sent us home early with no PT.
I deemed I should work on PT outside of class to help improve my results in class. Tonight I did something I didn't think possible. I completed a 5 mile run. The key to my success - distracting myself with cadences. Left, Left, Left, a Righty Left, Right, and One, Two Three, Four, and cadences about my granny doing PT better than me. Singing out loud not only drew attention to passing cars with their windows down, but allowed me to breathe more and thus not focusing on the fact that I was running; a task I thoroughly despise.
I have a feeling tomorrow I'll wake up extremely sore and regret my accomplishment of today during the PT of tomorrow; but for now, I feel victorious.
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