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What the f*ck are you doing?
Snowzak:
Which part of Canada are you from Scim?
Scimmy:
Ontario, just north of toronto and south of bordon
Keith:
A lot of stuff has changed for me recently! I graduated from college (university) a little over a year ago and just got a job finally. I majored in geology, but my job isn't exactly in my field. It's a science still, but closer to nuclear engineering. As of less than a week ago I moved 600 miles (almost 1000 km) from Massachusetts to Virginia (USA places). Essentially what I'll be doing is sampling to ensure there are no radiation leaks on aquatic vessels that have nuclear reactors onboard. It's a government job so it's a great place to start. In a few months my girlfriend of 2 years will be moving in with me for the first time, and from then on we'll be kind of starting our lives together. I'm not sure if I want to take my career in the nuclear engineering direction or try to guide it back towards geology again, but with time I'll know. Either way, I'm thinking of getting a master's degree. But again I'll know with time what I really want to do.
Aside from work/education, my main hobby is competing in triathlons. I qualified for nationals last year through a team and this year as an individual, where I'll have a chance to qualify for team USA/ worlds if I do well enough. That certainly won't happen this year but I'm hoping in a few years I'll be able to! My unrealistic dream is to compete in the olympics someday, can't hurt to try. I'm very far off at the moment but I think I might have the potential if I get myself focused and consistent with my training.
Snowzak:
--- Quote from: Keith on June 25, 2015, 04:13:25 pm ---A lot of stuff has changed for me recently! I graduated from college (university) a little over a year ago and just got a job finally. I majored in geology, but my job isn't exactly in my field. It's a science still, but closer to nuclear engineering. As of less than a week ago I moved 600 miles (almost 1000 km) from Massachusetts to Virginia (USA places). Essentially what I'll be doing is sampling to ensure there are no radiation leaks on aquatic vessels that have nuclear reactors onboard. It's a government job so it's a great place to start. In a few months my girlfriend of 2 years will be moving in with me for the first time, and from then on we'll be kind of starting our lives together. I'm not sure if I want to take my career in the nuclear engineering direction or try to guide it back towards geology again, but with time I'll know. Either way, I'm thinking of getting a master's degree. But again I'll know with time what I really want to do.
Aside from work/education, my main hobby is competing in triathlons. I qualified for nationals last year through a team and this year as an individual, where I'll have a chance to qualify for team USA/ worlds if I do well enough. That certainly won't happen this year but I'm hoping in a few years I'll be able to! My unrealistic dream is to compete in the olympics someday, can't hurt to try. I'm very far off at the moment but I think I might have the potential if I get myself focused and consistent with my training.
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Triathlon, impressive! I'm trying to get started by doing some casual races, I like all of the three legs, so I thought it might be nice as a hobby. Any pro training recommendations for a newby like me? For the past few months I was mostly focused on swimming as I was the most shit there. I'm now at ~24-27 minutes for 1km but seem to stagnate at 20 mins best, and the 1,5k seems out of reach...
Wayshow:
I've been swimming a lot in the past year too, since I bonked up my knee and can't run 10 milers anymore :P