Has it really been only a year?

Why can't I do this every morning!  I managed to get up and meet my speed workout group for only the second time in six weeks and only because it was track work which occurs closer to my home than our usual lakefront meeting point.  And can I really say our usual since I haven't made it there once yet? 

As usual, at the beginning of the workout I felt like I wasn't going to make it through and wondered why I put myself through this...then once it was over, I felt like if I can just string together a few good weeks of consistent training, I will do better at races.  That's sort of the point of training.

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Missing the island:  Sometimes I wonder if I did make the right decision, leaving the no-name software company.  I had good benefits, flexibility in my schedule and could even work from home at least one day a week.  But then I remember that there were legitimate reasons for leaving.  For one thing, my technology skillset was severely behind the curve and I wasn't learning anything new.  Plus there were some ridiculous policies, proceedures and politics that I just wanted to get away from.  And with some internal restructures, it would not have surprised me if I was axed at the next headcount check.

So I'll stick with my decision and say that at the time, it was the right call.  Of course, now that I've been at the consulting company from hell for a year, it may be time to move on.