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10-03-2007, 04:54 AM
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Future SUV Owner
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Originally Posted by RacerBill
Jim's running again. All is right with the world.
Nice work on those pullups. Great progress there.
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Nice to see you running again, Jim. Must feel good.  |
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Now you can take a victory lap around the building when you land a job!
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Thanks, y'all! I'm pretty happy this morning, too. My foot/ankle is a little stiff but not hurting at all. I do need to get some new shoes because I'm not going back to that pair of LOCOs that started all this mess.
Bill, I'd be doing a lot better with the pullups if I could stop eating like a pig and exercising like a slug.  I haven't been on a scale in a couple weeks but I'm afraid the past couple weeks with all its stress etc. have really taken a toll on my waistline.
Ralph, I may run a victory marathon! Well, not really. But I'll be that happy.
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10-03-2007, 06:33 AM
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Porthon Tox Earfeg
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Run... yeah! Your foot is going to be 100% just in time for that winter training cycle
The pull ups are coming along nicely as well. |
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10-03-2007, 09:57 AM
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Back on Track
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Glad to hear that your foot is feeling better Jim. Knock them dead at the interview today.
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10-03-2007, 10:55 AM
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Plaid Shorts Rule!
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Yeah, good luck on the interview, Jim. Knock 'em dead.
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10-03-2007, 01:25 PM
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Future SUV Owner
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by UpNorth
Run... yeah! Your foot is going to be 100% just in time for that winter training cycle
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Thank you, Jeff! I can't wait. Any running at all sounds good right now. Even if it is in 20 degree weather!
I can't believe I just said that! 
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“Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños.'"
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10-03-2007, 01:30 PM
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Future SUV Owner
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Originally Posted by GG300
Glad to hear that your foot is feeling better Jim. Knock them dead at the interview today.
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Originally Posted by K-Court
Yeah, good luck on the interview, Jim. Knock 'em dead.
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If I've ever knocked one out of the park, this was it! I thought I'd had some pretty good interviews this past couple weeks, but this one was fantastic. Seeing that this is the firm I really, really want to work for, I was extra motivated to do research and to be ready for it with good answers and questions. It didn't hurt that I had already met one of the interviewers at a visit to their office last week.
It was a two-part behavioral interview with each interviewer getting 30 minutes. We had so much to talk about, each portion took over 45 minutes! There was another guy interviewing at the same time (just with the opposite interviewer) and he ended up waiting quite a bit to get the second half done and was long gone by the time I finished up!
Keep your fingers crossed. I should find out in a week or so!
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“Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños.'"
-J.M. “Red” Spicer
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10-03-2007, 01:47 PM
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Porthon Tox Earfeg
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Originally Posted by twinsavsvikingsfan
If I've ever knocked one out of the park, this was it! I thought I'd had some pretty good interviews this past couple weeks, but this one was fantastic. Seeing that this is the firm I really, really want to work for, I was extra motivated to do research and to be ready for it with good answers and questions. It didn't hurt that I had already met one of the interviewers at a visit to their office last week.
It was a two-part behavioral interview with each interviewer getting 30 minutes. We had so much to talk about, each portion took over 45 minutes! There was another guy interviewing at the same time (just with the opposite interviewer) and he ended up waiting quite a bit to get the second half done and was long gone by the time I finished up!
Keep your fingers crossed. I should find out in a week or so! |
Nice! It's always a good sign when you can strike a comfortable rapport with someone. My fingers are crossed for you... |
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10-03-2007, 02:11 PM
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Excellent news. I'm sure you wowed 'em. Keep us posted!
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10-03-2007, 02:15 PM
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Plaid Shorts Rule!
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Great news, Jim. Hope it works out for you.
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
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10-03-2007, 05:27 PM
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Senior Member
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Way to go! Keep us posted.
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10-03-2007, 05:45 PM
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back at it
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sweet job Jim
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10-03-2007, 06:46 PM
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Future SUV Owner
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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03OCT07
PM workouts
2 mile run
16:14 (8:07 avg pace)
Armstrong Pullup Program Day 3-3: 3 training sets each of pullups, chinups, and wide grip pullups. Each training set is 4 reps. 60 seconds rest between all sets.
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3 x 4 pullups
3 x 4 chinups
3 x 4 wide grip pullups
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I can't tell you how nice it is to run again. As for the pullups, I added 2 reps per set, therefore increasing the total reps to 36 from the 18 I did last time.
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“Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños.'"
-J.M. “Red” Spicer
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10-03-2007, 08:01 PM
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Roaming Midwesterner
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Good job pushing the training sets to four pullups. The Armstrong program really rockets up your numbers quickly.
You have a pretty charismatic personality in person, I'm not surprised you did so well at the interview! Congrats!
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10-04-2007, 08:18 AM
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Back on Track
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3 x 4 pullups
3 x 4 chinups
3 x 4 wide grip pullups
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Nice Job
Interview news sounded great, best of luck.
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10-04-2007, 09:31 AM
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Has Pretty Lips
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nice work on the pullups and being physically able to run |
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10-04-2007, 10:51 AM
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Human Pogo
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chambersburg, PA
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Great job on the job interview! If it doesn't work out though, with all the pullups and running you could always join the Marines!
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10-04-2007, 12:31 PM
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Future SUV Owner
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Thanks, everyone. I love how this has shifted from a training log to a regular old blog! I've got good news on the interview front. A couple callbacks and some other interest expressed, so please keep those fingers crossed!!!
Bad news with the foot, though.  My PF has flared back up. It's not so severe yet, but I'll definitely not be running on it for a couple days. The good thing is that the top where my suspected stress fracture is, feels fine.
Greg, do you think they'd take a used up ol' Army guy?
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“Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños.'"
-J.M. “Red” Spicer
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