Not much has changed over the last week. I am still training twice a day, usually. Last week I was pulled down a bit by what appears to be over-training and fatigue. I took a day off and tried to get some rest. But I still dont feel 100%. I cant shake the sore throat, a result from swollen lymph nodes, or the mild headache. I think a solid 3 days of rest would do the trick, but I am supposed to fight on Sunday, in 4 days. So the hope now is that training and skill can overcome a little fatigue. I know that you never get to fight one hundred percent, the nature of the training guarantees that you will have some injury nagging you when you step into the ring. Still doesnt make it less frustrating. This time physically I feell pretty good. Few bumps and bruises, some stiffness here and there but overall my body is good. Just my immune system trying to keep up with the pace of the training schedule.
I am still debating whether I want to cut the mohawk back for the fight. It treated me well through my matches in China. But this is the first time I have let my hair grow out and would mostly likely have to cut it off if I want to find a job... With the fatigue from training, it has kind of put a damper on my enthusiasm to do much else.
After the fight on Sunday I am hoping to be able to put down one more day of diving, but that will be dependent on how I am feeling. I am pretty sure that my legs are going to be fairly battered after the match, just have to see how much. My only real concern is my feet. I have a tendency to kick short and have my foot contact the knee or shin, doing damage to the toes. Never very severe, but will make riding my bike very unpleasant. And now that I have been in one place for almost a month, I have aquired more stuff that I am pretty sure I can fit on the bike, but would be a real pain to have to carry everything including the bike. The tuk-tuks are very obliging, but i just dont have that many hands.
On another note, some of my job responses are starting to come in. Since the idea was raised that I might be qualified to take a job in an international affiars type role at a university I have applied for a variety of roles at different schools in the AU and US. I dont really have much energy after training, sitting around and filling out job applications seemed like a good use of time requiring minimal energy. Anyway, a few that I was fairly sure were outside my qualifications have born that out. A few others are now just starting to close their application acceptance period and start the review process. It seems that universities are not able to move fast on much. Its very frustrating considering that my time frame for a decision is very limited. It would be a real kick in the nuts to get a realy good offer just after have to make a decision that makes acceptance impossible.
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