I've got big news. Huge, in fact. I'm closing the door on my IT career in favour of a far more fulfilling and satisfying career as a personal trainer!
My Certificate III in Fitness finally came through this week and today I was able to complete my application for registration as a gym instructor in Australia. In a week or so my registration should be through, and once I've completed my Certificate IV in Fitness in a few weeks, I can upgrade my registration to personal trainer. Awesome!
Job wise, I have been offered an awesome opportunity with a ladies gym just outside the CBD. I start on January 31, and I'm really excited about this new role - until my Cert IV comes through, I will be doing gym instructor, reception and sales shifts. However, this is fantastic because I get to learn all areas of the business, and I also get to shadow some fantastic PTs in the meantime. I'll have some great shifts which will enable me to knock off my Cert IV and do lots of training of my own.
Rush hour will soon be a thing of the past. My weekends will be Tuesday and Thursday, giving me some off peak downtime and enable me to hit the shops, laundromat and markets outside peak times. No more crawling over the Westgate at 7.30am - my earliest start is one day at 6am but I finish at 10am that day so it's all good. I can go hit the markets afterwards for fruit, veges, meat and fish. It will be nice not to have to try and find a fruit shop open at 6pm on a Sunday anymore.
There will be a pay cut, but I don't care. I've done what I needed to do in the past few years to get me to a point where I can do this thing! I'm doing some (now it's paid) work experience shifts for the next two weeks which will help line the pockets. I've stocked up the cupboards and freezer and I have some money tucked away to cover the rent for the next couple of months. If I don't have to spend some of it that would be great, as it can go towards a new triathlon bike.
I've started thinking up a new training schedule, and I have settled on some good long sessions - swim/bike/run, strength/bike/run and swim coaching. I need to work on getting to 1.5km in the pool and then work on my speed - I think. I need to talk to my swim coach about the best way to do this. As far as the bike and run are concerned, I just need to start doing 40-50km of hill and flat combinations. If I go back to my tempo/pace/enduro schedule of three bikes a week, with lots of hills included when I do my strength/bike/run sessions at the gym, I should be fine.
With the run, I've got a 10km programme that I'm working through at present. I need to run the 10km off the bike in a few weeks, so it's time to knuckle down and get into it. I have some great equipment to use at my new workplace, and I hope one day to be able to get some spin bikes in there and run RPM classes. I'd also like to train up as an RPM instructor, I think I'd enjoy that. I may also do my Zumba qualification but we'll see. I think right now I just need to focus on my Cert IV and my own tri training. I can think about upskilling after Yeppoon.
My Avanti Sprint is lovely but I'm not sure if whacking aerobars on it and doing 90km at Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon is a real option. I need to talk to a proper bike mechanic to get this sorted and I have a great one in mind. Hopefully it can be done. The bike is fast now, so let's hope it can be fast and comfy for Yeppoon. Worst case scenario, there is always hire purchase, but if someone did want to sponsor me and hook me up with a new tri bike in a 52cm frame (preferably an Avanti, Specialized or a Trek) I sure won't say no!
I've been swimming for 25 mins nonstop in the past couple of weeks and feel great. I am looking forward to swim coaching this weekend, so that I can show off my fitness levels. I also hope that I haven't picked up any dirty swimming habits since coaching stopped for the holiday season back in December. My hours in the new job for the next few weeks will enable me to keep attending swim coaching, which I am really pleased about. Ray is an awesome coach and when you find a good one, you need to stick with them!
So, my mission for the next few days is to get through the next few days. More washing, swimming, biking, running, strength training, cooking, cleaning, organising, studying - but also some chill time with foxtel and magazines. I'm meant to race next Wednesday but I'll see how I feel. I had to hit the doc's office yesterday (yep, AGAIN!) and found out I have gastritis which is rarking up my demon spawn gallstone. I'm back on Omeprazole (Losec), which I was on a few years back. Hopefully it all settles down and I can race, but we'll see. Worst case scenario, I can always volunteer again.
Right, bed time. More later!
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