Like a Boss

Maybe college doesn't deserve quite the bad rap I tend to give it. According to this list of ways to live like a professional triathlete, UT-Knoxville actually does a great job of keeping me in the fray.

For example:

1 // Live near your training venues. Bike rides out my front door? Check. Ten-mile runs from my apartment? Check. Aquatic center within walking/biking distance, and a gym to boot? Check.

5 // Sleep lots. I don't care if it means going to bed at 11 p.m.  I consistently get 8-9 hours a night now, after suffering through my late-late-night desk job last summer. By the end of two months working shifts from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., my body was wrecked. Of course, the tiny paychecks tied in with #7.

7 // Keep your overhead low. Really? I'm in college. This doesn't need explaining.

9 // Keep it fun. The foremost reason I joined the triathlon club. The best friends, the best exercise, the balance I needed to stay sane. 

Sure, the idea of being a professional is far-fetched. And no, I'm not having a Breaking Away  moment. The point is, have a dream and make it happen. Follow a few basic rules and your quality of existence will be exponentially better. Now, back to SPRING BREAK OH-TEN!!