Awesome Christmas!

This year has been great to me and today was no different. I scored big today with a triathlete training book (Friel's training bible), Steeler's jersey #92 (rep black and yellow when I head to grad school), a sweet book about various molecules (deal with it), and a bunch mo'.



I plan on making use of the training guide while in Disney to look into various training plans to use to improve my athletic potential as a triathlete. Although I most likely will not be taking my bike with me to Florida, I will still be able to improve myself. Without going too in depth, I plan on working on my running volume and swimming technique. A little guidance from Joe Friel will go a long way, as I have seen firsthand the continuous improvement in fellow cyclists and athletes who adhere to dedicated training plans.

I almost forgot to mention the great early Christmas present I gave to myself... a solid 3.71 GPA for my final undergrad semester. I got a B in Biochemistry; the class I was afraid of failing! I get to relax a bit know knowing that I rocked undergrad. Additionally, I figure I should be getting word back from grad schools by the end of January.

Giggity.

A Few Ounces of Preparation

It took a bit of work to get into the Disney College Program; going to the initial presentation a few years back, applying online, and then going through the phone interview. Accomplishing some of this during this crazy semester stretched me a bit thin at time, but just looking at this, it is worth it:





Cheers to warm, sunny weather!

Details on Disney

I will arrive in Orlando on January 24 at some point in the morning. Then a few days of Disney info to learn and then lifeguard certification/training. I am really excited for this and have been getting my swim on quite a bit to make sure the fitness test is no problem. For now, I've got my eyes on graduation and the work (and graduate school applications) I still have to complete.

I'll keep updates coming with info on this awesome opportunity. Pumped for this!