I finally took my bike in for service; I had noticed a faint wobble coming from the rear wheel. Apparently, I had managed to snap a spoke. As a result, I only got in two bike rides this week, one to work and one home; hardly the 100 km I was aiming for. That's what I get for not getting the brake cable on my folding bike fixed sooner.
I did achieve a 1,300 meter swim in 20 km/hr winds; my previous longest swim was barely over 1,000 meters. Today, a 5k run and a quickly 300-ish meter swim will bring me to my running and swimming goals for the week. I just need to wait for it to stop raining.
I weighed 83.9 kg this morning (almost exactly 185 pounds). There was a time I would have been very pleased with that, but these days I tend to shoot for 81 kilos or less. I've actually been thinking a good deal about this; I need to determine a proper goal, for a good reason. Really, in terms of health, body fat percentage is a much better indicator to be going off of than weight. Right now, I'm at 11-12% body fat, which is fairly lean for my age. I need to determine if I want to simply stay here, or just stay in a healthy range, or if I want to build more muscle. And if I do go the route of building more muscle, do I try to also cut fat, or do I accept a higher body weight?
I need a whiteboard and a "pro/con" chart.
I've been looking at EMT classes. I could probably become a paramedic, but I doubt I'd pursue it as a career; the pay is way less than I make now, and the stress is much higher. I don't even want the EMT training for a job, really, unless a solid position opened up in Montana for good pay (which I doubt is going to happen). I just want to be better trained to handle medical emergencies.
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