A.M. - 60 minutes on the Life Centre treadmill: 5 minutes @ 9.0, flat 5 mins @ 9.5, flat 30 mins @ 10.0, flat 20 mins @ 10.0 with 5 mins each at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 A bit low on energy today. Was up most of the night fretting about some difficult conversations I was anticipating having today... I gave my notice at work. Thankfully, the talks went much better than expected. My gosh, how liberating... Deloitte has been a great place to be for 7 1/2 years. Countless invaluable experiences that will certainly serve me well in the future. Tons of great relationships. But I hit 'the wall' a while ago and my auditor battery has been running on empty. The last year plus has felt harder to endure than the last few miles of any marathon I've ever run (not only because of all the traveling). Just haven't been happy at work and my attitude, despite well-intentioned efforts, has become dangerously toxic. Thank goodness for the cathartic effect running provides everyday. So a much, much needed change. I'm going to work for a well funded start-up that specializes in liquified nature gas (LNG) and has big growth ambitions. It's a bit of a risk, but I'm super excited. The change happens 2/25, so 3 more weeks of enduring Albuquerque. At least for the next few months, this new position is going to require a lot of time and will probably be less conducive to running and racing. That's okay. What's most important now is to focus on establishing myself well in this new role. Overall, this is going to be a good life move (and hopefully for my running too!). Pardon the journal entry. | 