u/Awkward_Society1

I used to run all the time but I let myself go the past 5 years. I joined a run club and I am getting back into it. I currently run at 12 min/mile....which isn't great but that's a lot better than what I started my training with.

I decided to sign up for a half marathon for NEXT YEAR so I can be encouraged to keep training. However, I'm getting a lot of nay-sayers. I'm hearing a lot of "oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you" or (my fav) "you know that you're going to have to run right?" I've lost a lot of weight but I'm a bit over.

Any motivation or advice? I'd really like to do this. My goal is to get down to 10 min per mile by September at the latest (half marathon is next April).

I was an elementary counselor for 2 years and my former principal made my life miserable.

I went back to teaching math because a lot of principals told me that they would want me to have high school experience (I really want to work in a high school).

So I applied for a position at a school within district and it would be such a perfect fit! I emailed the principal Friday but haven’t heard back.

Should I email her back later this week if I don’t hear anything? Or is that too much?

I honestly don’t know if my career and life has been ruined by my former principal or not. I have been applying to almost every counselor opening and haven’t heard anything back…