I passed the NYPD police exam
by V.E. on April 15th, 2008
filed under work
I took the police exam in mid-February as part of my applying for work… and then promptly forgot all about it. Apparently, I passed it and now have to go in for a medical exam next week. I have to be in Queens at SIX THIRTY IN THE MORNING. [cries] T_T Just getting to Rego Park (in Queens) from where I am now is going to take almost two hours… which means I have to leave my apartment by 4:30 AM that morning. Which means I have to be up by 3:30… Gawd…. And, this is not a dress casual event. I have to dress in “proper business attire” and, if I pass the medical exam, “anticipate spending the entire day.” What does that mean? That I’ll get out 3 PM, or 5 PM, or 8 PM???
Also, can you imagine me as a police officer? O.o
(… Assuming I jump through all the hoops and pass each exam/whatever, I can expect to join the next academy class at the end of July.)
Whew…
by V.E. on April 15th, 2008
filed under health
I ran/walked 3.4 miles this morning in juuuuust under an hour. I signed up for the Revlon Run/Walk at the beginning of May this year (my team’s page is here), so I need to get into shape… more than I am now. Right now it comes out to around 16:45 (m:s) per mile and I need it down around 12:00 (m:s) per mile so that I can start the run at the appointed time (9:15 AM) and end in time to participate in the end-race festivities (10:00 AM). It’s a 5K run/walk, which comes out to around 3.11 miles.
Since I need to run 3.11 miles in 45 minutes on race day, If I can run 3.4 miles in the same amount of time, I’ll be fine. 3.4 miles/45 minutes comes out to roughly 4.5 miles per hour. Today is April 15 (Tax Day! woo hoo) and the Revlon 5K is on May 3, so I need to be down to 15:30 (m:s) per hour by the end of this week, 13:30 by April 26, and 12:00 or less by race day. (12:00 per mile is the same as 5 miles per hour.)
I’m also doing the Miles for Moms run (4 mi. on May 10) and the Melissa Fund Sun Run (5K on May 17). I learned that I need incentive to do this staying-in-shape thing, and PAYING (that is, officially registering) to run in races seems to be a good incentive so far. The Revlon 5K was $30, Miles for Moms was $23, and the Sun Run was $31. This isn’t like buying a book; either I run the thing or not, and that’s the end of it. It’s not like “I can do it whenever” ’cause I can’t; it’s a set date and time, and there will be a billion (well, maybe not that many) people there with me… many in worse shape than I am. It’s a win-win.
Right now, my legs are sore and wobbly when I go up or down the stairs. >_<
