Candidate Journals

Today was a very productive and important day for me. First, when I woke up, I stretched and got ready for school. In school, I had to take a  Reading I-Ready Diagnostic, which I didn't finish because it was about 100 questions. In PE, we got to choose our basketball squad for 3v3 Games, and I think we have a really good team. The rest of school was pretty normal as we didn't do anything else important. When I returned home, I finished all of my physical requirements and then got ready for an interview. (This was the really important thing I did today, as written in the title.) I applied to an Early College, and they invited me for an interview and I have been very excited for this day to come. In the interview, my dad and I got asked a lot of questions, and I think I did well....

Today was pretty steady overall. I focused on getting my requirements done, studying, and handling my usual school stuff. Nothing too wild, but it felt productive in that quiet way.   Hope everyone has a great day, and good luck for the rest of the cycle!   Thanks,   Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷  

Today was a tough da firstn i had to get up sooo earyl (6:00) and go to school i had to do my reading check in witch was 24 question which took all day (8:45-11:30) then did ss after ss i had to do math which was easy. Then got on the bus went home then me and my dad went to the gym to do my requirement after that did my chores ate, and went to beddddd yayyyyy.

2/5 done with this school week. I’m praying school gets delayed or canceled Thursday or Friday as it’s going to be really cold (maybe even snow o: ) . School today was a bit more fun, as I got selected to do something in the pep rally on Friday, and we played this game during math class. We also had a sub today during ELA which people kept messing around and you can perhaps say “ragebaiting” (it’s basically provoking her). After school though I went to Tkd do get class assistance and leadership, then finished my requirements later at home. Good and interesting day today!

Today I got through school and got a lot of work done at school. After school me and a couple of my friends decided to play volleyball at the court. I'm gonna admit on the first half of the game I was actually serving really good. Until I hit the net. However, my team still ended up winning. We had a math quiz today, and I scored a 100% (go me!). When I got home me and my dad ran 1.8 miles. I got my other requirements out of the way. 

The thing I like about cycle the most is that my belt gets bigger. 

I tried a new breakfast today, Oats Overnight. It was Cookies and Cream flavor and wasn't half bad. When I got to school, I started working on my show during free time. From there I just did our normal class schedule, and at lunch I had leftovers from last night to make "walking tacos". Basically, you use any individual sized bag of chip you like, add your beef (or chicken), and whatever toppings you like, mix and enjoy. At recess, we played soccer and I scored 4 goals. The score was 7-8 with us losing. Hopefully tomorrow my team will win. In AIG today, I worked on a logo for my business that I have with my friend Jackson (from my story, 4 boys 1 car). Our business is called "SanLin" which is a combination of my last name (Sanchez) and Jackson's which is Lin. Our product is basically like the...

Today was a chill day. Helped assist with class, homework, and requirements. 

Overall, had a good, productive day.  Physical requirements and leadership credits.  I have to miss the BB class tomorrow due to an introductory appointment.  But hey, gotta get new students into the dojang.  Looks like a cold snap over the next few days, so probably going to get some miles in on the treadmill.  

Today was very normal. Nothing really happened at school. When we got home I did have some home work and then we went for a run. After that I played outside a little and I'd the requirement. Now I going to relax and get ready for bed. 

Happy Tuesday! This morning I had to leave for school early to get my labs checked beforehand. It all went well. At school it was pretty average. During art class I got to paint more of my mural with my friends! I’m super excited and it’s starting to really come together. Today was my free day so after school I ran 1.5 miles, did my requirements and finished up homework. Starting tomorrow I have a really busy weeks especially with many, many tests. Hope cycle is going well for everyone so far!

Today I went to school, I got to do a book tasting in English. We read about the author and their book and then wrote our order for the books we would want to read first (1 through 6). I had never done that before, so that was kind of cool. I got home, ran 2 miles and got to work on the rest of my requirements. Lot of stuff done for the week, so definitely happy with that! I'm finishing up some homework now and relaxing the rest of the night! Have a great Wednesday tomorrow! ~ Peyton

SO, today I woke up, got ready for school and then went to school:/. During PE class we went down to football field and I ran a mile just because I felt like it:). After school I came home and did my homework as well as studying for my math quiz on Thursday. After that I watched tv until I had to eat dinner. After dinner I did my requirements and now Im typing this:3. Cya

Today was almost identical to yesterday. I woke up, went to school, all the regular things happened at school, my school days remain being relatively uneventful. I came home and did the daily goals, (requirements). I have really started to practice my tornado and 540 kicks. The only thing holding me back is dizziness. I will get extremely dizzy only after a few kicks. Hopefully the more I practice, the better everything becomes. All was good for the rest of the evening. - Lucas

It was a good day today. School wasn't terrible I did a lab in biology which was entertaining. Then went to the gym where I got all my taekwondo requirements done. Afterwards I went and helped out with the 6:15 class.

Today was another normal day I got up early for school and had a test which put us in a certain group based on our score then I got home and did my requirements and homework

Other normal day. I got up early to do some workouts before school. In school we have this mini project in English 1 with song lyrics that we got to pick so I thought that was cool. I got home and got my mile back down. I can’t wait to run on the track again to run without elevation. All my requirements are done except jump rope so I plan on doing that at class today. Now I’m just finishing up some homework, and hopefully I have time to watch hockey when I get home after class but it’ll be pretty late. That’s all.

Today was a very good day! I woke up early to get ready for school. I got my report card and I got pretty good grades on it! Once I came home, I did my poomsaes, kicks, and exercise and did some warmups! After I did practice, I played some games on my ipad and took a shower, as usual. We also watched a movie called Thirteen Lives! It was very fun and we got popcorn! Have a great day, everyone!

Did my things at school in music we did song writing and dance party. I have selected an mentee with some help so excited to start working with him.

Started the day with a workout, success there. Seven minutes of jump rope, nice to knock those out. I got to work early so I worked on my self-defenses, specifically my black belt ones. Does anyone else ever glitch on something you learned years ago? I was a total blank on Bocho Special #5.  The harder I concentrated the further away it moved in my mind. Master Chelley to the rescue!  Guess what I will be practicing again tomorrow...gotta make sure that it was just a glitch😂

Today I went to the orthodontist to get my braces tighten. My mouth was sore but I went to class to workout and worked on my poomsaes. I was also was able to work with my mentee and help her as well. I have completed my require reading and homework for today and I am ready to go to bed.

Today was a pretty good day I went to class for philippine martial arts and was about to change for the next class just to realize I forgot my tkd belt so I just did a session with my mentee instead also just checked the steelers versus teams game yeah the steelers are getting fried anyways peace

This week at school I have a test in math, science, and reading. I think math is kind of going to be easy, reading not so much, and maybe science will be a little easy too. We also are going to have a substitute tomorrow because my teacher told us she would be out. One thing I think is the hardest about this cycle so far is the exercising everyday. Especially the pushups and pullups because it takes so much upper body strength.

You know what I don't like about North Carolina winters? It is the temperature variation. It can be 70° one day and 20° the next. 

My day was good I had school and I did good in my math test and gym class I did 6 pull-ups. I came home made my self some food then I did some homework then I worked out again in my home gym.

Today was a very basic Monday, well actually for half the day I thought it was Tuesday, so I was not very pleased when I figure out that it was indeed Monday. After school I had a snack and did some home work then we went to TKD, and I got some stuff done. Then when we got home I practice a little more and then did the requirements. Then I relaxed and now off to sleep. 

we begin another week of school, and of course I’m not a fan of waking up early and going. Really simple today, and we had a pep rally in school Friday. I went to Tkd to get leadership and assistance done, and then after I got done with my requirements. Not that much today but is a good step for Monday!!

Today was a normal day.  I had a test in school, and I'm finishing it tomorrow.  I'll be done with all of the tests by Thursday.  My teacher and his wife have a baby on the way.  His wife is the 4th grade teacher and he is the 5th grade science teacher.  I'm excited for my first spring 7v7 football practice.  It's going to start earlier than they said.

TODAY was interestingly WEIRD? OK, so today I woke up went to school, did school stuff, came home did some of my homework then went to TKD. During my time there I had a mentee session and we worked on his poomsae and kicks, then I helped in a class as well as lead warm ups. After that class I had a mentor session and worked on finishing staff form 3. After that I took the next class, when I got home I finished my homework then ate dinner. After dinner I played on my computer for a little bit then did my requirements. Oh I also ran 2 miles at school. Now that I realize it this day wasn't weird...

Another uneventful day. I woke up very early to get to school. We started a new unit in math class and I am starting to understand physics class more. When I got home I did my physical requirments then I finished my homework. I had a lot of homework today, so my schedule was very tight as I had to go lead class right after. Now that I am home, I will shower, eat dinner, and wind down a bit.

Getting things done!  BB Class, Leaderships, chipping away at requirements.  I'm surprisingly not very sore after Saturday.  I'll take it!  Guess the body is starting to get used to everything.  Tomorrow I start a 10 day cleanse.  Hopefully it won't be too rough on me.  Always good to reset.

It was a pretty good day today. At school were now kind of past that first introduction week so I had some assignments to do. Then I was able to get another 3 mile run down at the Greenway. After I went to teakwando where I mentored my mentee before class took a teen class then was able to get a mentor session in after.

Nothing really happened to day. In school we actually started doing work which I wasn’t too fond about. I wasn’t crazy sore until after the workouts but I was able to get my mile time back down after my slow one yesterday. Then I watched some hockey. Decent day. Sad about my birds tho 💔

nothing much at school just messing around in class. :) 

Heyy, hope everyone had a great start to the week! I definitely did not want to get up this morning, but I never want to get up in morning lol. I went to school, nothing much there. Went to work and was teaching kids today when I was surprised by how bad their stances were. In multiple classes, I had to review what a front stance, back stance, and walking stance looked like. So I guess this is a reminder to make sure you check your stances in poomsaes and self-defenses! Sometimes, you grow without realizing it and before you know it your front stance is still 2 feet long from when you were 8 years old! Anyways, I got home and finished up some requirements. Have a great day tomorrow! ~ Peyton

Today I woke up and went to school. Nothing spectacular happened, Just a regular day of learning. When I came home, I got through with the daily requirements. It is almost like a mental brain break to come home and be active before jumping right into homework. After all my requirements were finished, I did homework / studying. The rest of the evening had nothing eventful to it. - Lucas

Today was another normal Monday we were prepping for test because we have a test tomorrow and Wednesday and then after school I went to TDK and got a lot of signatures and so it just a normal Monday

In school we were introduced to TWO new projects due by Thursday. These shouldn't be too hard. I then went to Science Olympiad and started getting forensics done with my partner.Later in Janurary we're going to compete and try our very best at Virgina Tech! Today I had pointe and ballet, pointe is so much harder than what I thought it was. Mostly this was because of how hard the shoe is. Anyways, I did pretty good.

Today was a pretty normal Monday. I got up to do my mile and requirements before school. School was mostly just prepping for tests and stressing about Hugh school registration. After school was TKD. I got a mentor and mentee session in as well as a leadership credit. Today I also learned more of staff form 2. My body is still tired from Saturday, especially the early wake up, but it’s getting better. Glad Monday’s over and hope everyone has a good week!

Today was a pretty chill day. School was pretty normal as I didn't have much work. In PE, we did stations, and I got to play "Slamball" and Basketball, which were fun. When I came back from school, I finished most of my homework and did some of my physical requirements. I am now getting ready to go to Black Belt Class. When I return, I will finish the rest of my requirements, take a shower, eat dinner, watch some TV, and probably go to sleep. Bye.

Today was very busy! I woke up at 6:15 and got ready for school. At school, I just spent some time goofing around and studying! After school, I came home and took my shower. After that i played some games and did practice! I went to my classes to practice there too! after that I came home and watched one piece! Have a great day, everyone! :0

My body was in pretty bad shape today, and I couldn't run, but the good thing is that I did my other requirements, so I wont be far behind because I will start running tomorrow.

Today when I got to school, I told my friend Jackson, how much progress I made on a show that we are making. The show is called "4 boys, 1 car". And of course, we made it in google slides. I'll see if after this first episode, I can make it available for you to watch. It is almost done so I will see if I can get it done by Friday. Since it is mine and my friend's time animating, it will look weird but, it will look better when we progress with the series. Today at recess, I scored a goal in soccer. At PE, we played soccer again. Our teams were good in PE but at recess, my team passed to me 1 time, not joking. And I scored that one time. After school, I did my requirements for the black belt cycle. I have not gone to...

school was good we did a fun science activity and a fun math one to. It was a long day to start the week but excited to get to class and work.

So the last time I came to a Pittsburgh Steeler football playoff game was 1995 when the Chargers were the San Diego Chargers, Steelers lost so hoping to break the jink 31 years later. We will see having fun back on home turf. 

Getting through pre-test was tough but did way better than I expected.  My whole body hurts A LOT, but now we are on week 2 of cycle and every body part should be getting used to this training.  

I woke up this morning a little sore. I didn't go to church this morning, but I took time out today to run and work on my poomsaes. 

Yesterday was the pretest all my predictions were all slightly off but close besides that I felt I did good also the panthers lost to the rams also the bills won there good im going for them this year hopefully we won't get all the way to the super bowl and lose anyways peace

We woke up ate breakfast when to the Attic to put Christmas decorations up.  Then we went to Walmart, and the power went out. Then we had to do laundry, and then we prepared stuff for school. 

I have got to admit it. I was pretty sore today when I got to poomsae class. 

Today was very calm. I started my day by going out with my friends. We hit up a couple shops but I didn’t buy anything for myself. We got lunch together which was basically my breakfast as I didn’t eat anything in the morning. After that, I went to my tutoring session where I worked on a practice test then reviews afterwards. When I got home I stretched for a bit and got ready for bed.

Today was relaxing. I was very sore in my abs, but otherwise I wasn't to sore anywhere else! We went to the bass pro shop and then to target. When we got home we had some dinner and then we just relaxed. These are definitely my favorite kind of Sundays!

Today is Sunday, my rest day. What I did was not really a rest day, but still relaxing. I went to church, church was fun. I got 2 candies in the morning because we had to build a temple and the team that won get 2 pieces of candy, and the losing team gets only 1 piece of candy. After that, I went to go shopping for my second cousin's 2nd birthday. When we finished shopping, I got home and played on my computer. Then, I went to her birthday party. After the party, we went shopping for food so I can write about my 30 days during my nutrition part of the cycle. I had been wanting to get into the hot tub at home, so after we got in and the groceries put away, I changed into my bathing suit and got in. Apparently, it was 39 degrees outside...

Today is the day after the pretest, and I actually feel good for some odd reason. I don't feel much soreness as I ran 3 miles for the first time ever consecutively. Maybe I just need to go even harder. Anyways I woke up, had breakfast, and went to faith formation for about an hour. I got home and watched the playoff games today, as they were all entertaining. I went to the gym too to show my pullups (can barely do one /:) but Im going to mainly focus on that this cycle. I also got a mile in with not much discomfort. I only felt a slight burn near the end. Now im watching the patriots' chargers game and about to go to bed.

Today was fun.  I went to church and then I chilled with my friend the whole rest of the day.  He just left.  I ran my mile with him.  He helped with my video game while I did my workouts.  I just showered and brushed my teeth and now going to sleep.

Heyy everyone! Read a lot of journals saying you all are pretty sore, which is very understandable (I am too)! Something to help with that is stretching and rolling out your muscles, it may hurt in the moment but it should feel better afterwards and help you be sore for a shorter amount of time. My day consisted of sleeping in (which felt really nice), poomsae class, requirements, and then a birthday party that I just got back from. I'm tired but I'm not tired, I don't know if that makes sense but yeah. I'm definitely going to bed early tonight. Have a great start to your week tomorrow! ~ Peyton

I find myself often on these Sundays using them as a rest day which is just what I did. Although I was able to run 3 miles today which I felt good about and get all my requirements done before lunch. But the rest of the day I just stretched and watched football.

OK so, today when I woke up I did the laundry and then went to the grocery store to get paper towels for my grandma. When I got home I played on my computer until it was time to go to my grandmas house. I go to my grandmas house every Sunday, when I got home I did my requirements.

I stayed the night at my friend’s house yesterday and  I woke up there around 7. My whole body ached from the pre-test and I was super tired. I had some breakfast and my friend  wanted to play soccer so I just passed the ball with him. After I left his house I got home and had lunch. After lunch I had a chess class and I had a snack. For dinner I had some rice and now I'm about to sleep.

Started the day with Poomsae class. Lots of work on preps, definitely needed. Very glad that I went as it helped leftover soreness. We also had some partner stretching and that helped tremendously. Slow leg raises don't necessarily sound like a hard thing to do...to those that haven't done them🤣 Cranked out some more requirements this afternoon and went for a walk too. Hope everyone has a great week. See you in class!

Today I had woke up around 12 because I went to bed so late which wasn’t that ideal. I ended up going to the mall then coming home to do my requirements which was pretty hard because I was so sore, but I managed. Anyway Go Birds 🦅🦅

Today was good I woke up really late and started doing some of my essays and requirements and I was kind of sore for yesterdays pre-test then worked on some of the Poomsae's I messed up on and I also went out to an arcade place with my brother

Today was a good day I woke up watched some TV and worked out. After all of that I went and watched my brothers soccer game then came home and ate dinner.

I am so happy that I had today to rest after the pretest. Yesterday was a lot so I am sore in some places. Sleeping this morning felt great though. Today we went to Bass Pro Shops and Target to spend some Christmas money. When I got back I biked a my mile and did my requirements. Now we’re watching football and eating dinner. Tomorrow is back to school… unfortunately. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Today was pretty good. I first woke up a bit late but I started doing exercise! I did pushups, burpees, and jump ropes. After that I went to the shops to get a mouth guard and another protection I forgot! After that I came home and has some chicken nuggets! Have a nice day! :)

So for the pretest i tried to puch myself see what I have, what I am made of, I work out regularly so what to see. I did each mile of the 4 miles faster than the first goal one check. Did all my pushups so on and tried to do plank but it hit me then, I had the shakes so only did a minute. Then today my knee was just not working, so sore I barley slept last night. I think it will get better in a few days, but I really do have to remeber to be happy I am still doing this at 65 and keep myself healthy. 

I woke up very late today, around 10 am. My dad made chicken sausage and it was pretty good (I'd give it a 8/10). I then got some stuff out of the way, like my basic exercises, projects, poomsaes, self defense, and kicks. I practiced a bunch of rocks for my science class. I watched videos oversimplifing WWII ghettos for my English presentation. 

Today I woke up at 9:30, this is very much sleeping in for me, usually I wake up rather early on weekends. When I woke up, I wasted no time getting to my requirements. I got those knocked out pretty early in the day. That means the rest of the day was left for completing homework and recovery time. Nothing else eventful happened, the rest of my day and night was pretty lowkey.

Yesterday was the pretest, and after completing the mile, the physical requirements, the written test, helping with a class, and having leadership, I was exhausted. When I returned home, it was 12 PM. I was so hungry, so I ate a lot of food and took a nap. I thought I would only be asleep for 1 to 2 hours, but I woke up at 6 PM. I didn't think I was that tired, but... I was. When I woke up, there were guests at my house, and we were having a party, so I didn't have time to log in my requirements or journals. I got a little sad, because I was having a streak with my journals, but sadly it ended. Now, let's talk about how I did in the pretest. I really surprised myself with the mile, being 8:20, and thought I was going to do great today....

I’m gonna help my family clean cars so then we can go to an arcade called Dave & Buster’s and play games. 

Today we had the pretest. I woke up at 5am so I could get ready and get to the track on time by 6:30. When I got there I waited a bit and then did my run with the other Bo Cho’s. We then went to the North Charlotte location for the physical/mental exam which I did decently on. Overall, I think I did well but there is room for improvement.

Today we did our pretest and it was very hard. My Papa said it reminded him of a military workout and it was proud of me for the way that I pushed through and completed my task. 

Today was a little hard because of the pre test I had to run a mile at 6:30 am in the morning with a hurt foot and then do a bunch of exercises at king tigers north charlotte but put pushed through it.

Today was my pre test and i had to wake up at 520 am and runa mile and i ran it in 10:39 minutes after that i had to go to tkd to do my physical part we had to do sit ups, push ups, v ups,jump hope, high plank.

TODAY, wuz the pre-test and i woke up around 4:45am just because I had to get breakfast and start a lil earlier. At the track I ran 3 miles in around 30mins. After the run I went to King Tiger North Charlotte for the physical pre-test. I feel like I did pretty good overall, after that we worked on poomaes:). AFTER that I went to get more breakfast and then go to my uncle's house so my dad could help him with this home theater. After I came home from that at like 7:30pm I ate dinner then watched tv...

I woke up today at 5 and I barely got myself out the door. I did my run and I tried to pace myself with master Marcus but he has STAMINA, I barely kept up. After the run I got pretty average requirements on my workouts. After the pre test I went to help the class at KT Harrisburg and called it a day. My parents had to go shopping for my sister and they took me to my friend’s house after. 

Today was a long but solid day. I woke up at 4:30 AM, got myself together, and headed out for the Pre‑Test this morning. I ran 4 laps around the track, then came in for the written and physical portions. I also went through my poomsaes, and honestly, everyone did a really good job today the energy was strong and focused. After everything wrapped up, I came back home, studied for a while, got some work done, and cleaned up my space just to reset my mind a bit. Good luck to everyone for the rest of the cycle — we’re off to a strong start.   Thanks,   Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

The day started at 5:00 for me. I was at the track by 6:00 to start my run. surprisingly I actually like running in a neighborhood with hills rather than on a flat track. I feel like my lower legs got fatigued easier when they hit that ground at the same angle every time. In a neighborhood, there are hills which prevent this from happening. Anyway, the pretest was continued, we finished up the physical requirements, and then went directly into class / pre test poomsae test. After all of that, I came home, grabbed something to eat, and then started with the rest of my physical requirements that the pre test did not cover. After all was complete, I had a pretty leisurely rest of my day and night. Until next time, - Lucas

Today was the pretest. I hadn’t woke up at like 5:20 in a long time but surprisingly I didn’t feel tired  That much. on the 3 miles we got there at like 6:15 and I did each mile in around 10 minutes, my final time being 30:37. Then we went to do the rest of the pre test stuff and I felt like I did decent on them. My favorite is the jump rope though as I loved watching rocky with my dad and seeing them train. If you hadn’t watched any rocky movies I suggest you do. After the pretest and poomsaes. I went home and took a nap as to catch up on some sleep and I felt like I deserved it. Then I watched the panthers game…. Butttt they ended up losing by 3. Anyways that was it for today so goodnight.

It is rare that I take a nap but today I made a well deserved exception.  I have found that I have to force myself recovery sometimes, even if I don't want to.

Today I didn't like having to wake up so early, but I think I did ok on my pretest.  There's a lot of improvement I can do on my forms though.  After that, I went to a spot with my mom, friend and his mom to watch the Panther's game.  I'm now in my bed!

Today as soon as I woke up at 5:30a.m., I grabbed my water, my junior instructor's book, my jump rope, a pen, and my black belt book. I studied so hard last night and this morning to get ready for the pre-test. I even studied staff form 1 and double stick form (I didn't really need to do that, but I thought I needed to do it for some reason). I thought in my head the whole time "what if I forget all of the stuff-". I panicked then I got my confidence back. When I got done with poomsaes, I was so sore. The pre-test really was a challenge, but I got through it. I also like that now I have a better understanding of what I'm doing, where I'm currently at and have a baseline to help myself improve from. When I left from the North Charlotte King Tiger,...

It was hard to wake up this morning, but I am happy the pre test is done and that it went well! The mile was not as hard as I was expecting, and I think the poomsaes went well. I was also surprisingly not super tired! For the rest of the day we just relaxed. Overall I think it was a good day, and good job to everyone!

First week of cycle is officially done! Waking up this morning for the pretest definitely hurt… but I’m really proud of my performance today. Also, running my miles wasn’t as hard as I thought. I am now super tired! The rest of the day I spent relaxing. Im disappointed about the Panthers loss though!! I know Im going to sleep well tonight 😅 Everyone did a great job today! 

Today was pretest day so I had to wake up like I was going to school around 4:45. I pr’d on my mile today so that was really good. The poomsae part was good aswell. I really need to study for the written test tho cause that was hard for me. Then I got my hair braided and did the rest of my requirments. Pretty decent day.

Today was the pre-test I had to wake up early and went to the track for the running portion then I went to the dojan for the rest of the physical part I think I did pretty good on that then we did some Poomsae's and didn't have time for self-defense but I think I definitely have to work on that and then I went home and practiced

I felt good on the pre-test, especially the mile I found myself being able to go much faster then usually. The poomsae portion was also good there wasn't anything major I messed up. Obviously there's still going to be tweaks and many more to come but it was still a good day.

Today was the day of the pre test! I woke up super early at 5:00 and ate some eggs. I felt good because I get to run laps, and its also Saturday! As soon as I arrived at the track, I started running but was told that its not my turn yet! I was so exited that I forgot how hard the pre test would be. I had to do four laps around the track but I did some extra! When I came to the taekwondo pre test, We instantly started and I introduced myself to my partner. His name was Jacob! We all started off with the physical test. I did pretty good on it. Next was poomsaes because we did not have time for self defense. I was sweating buckets-a LOT! We also had a written test which I did. Once our test was finished, we got some donuts...

Overall awesome day!  Except for going to the wrong track(palm slaps forehead), I was really proud of myself today.  Ran 4 miles without walking or stopping, decent time.  I feel I set the bar pretty high for myself on almost everything physically.  No mistakes on poomsaes during the pre test.  Raced over to the Harrisburg dojang right after class was dismissed to teach a class.  Also got in a mentee session.  Looking forward to a nice rest day tomorrow with some possible icy Hot patches.  Have a great weekend everyone!

It was so nice to put a face/voice to everyone's name today! I was so proud of all of you who came out and completed the pre-test before the sun was even up! Although some need a little more practice than others, I saw really great effort today and was very proud of all of you. BBC is really hard and everyone has different ways of pushing through. You have to find your way, what works best for you may not work best for someone elese and that's ok. Anyways, my run went really well. I achieved my goal of being sub 40 for 4 miles!! Once I got back to Lake Norman TKD, I still had to work but then I came home and watched some TV while I did the rest of my requirements. I worked ahead on some stuff today and I'm hoping I won't be too sore tomorrow!...

Good Afternoon, Football weekend, I have decided why I like football, it is not beacuse of the game but beacuse of hope. I told this to Master Weeks last week. Overall, when the season starts you have hope that the team goes far, when they paly or arch enemies team, you ahve hope no matter how bad they have done so far this season, just beat that team and fnally when they loose and are out of the playoffs so on

Today I ran through my miles first thing at 6 am and then we headed over to the dojang to finish up the rest of our pretest. From there we did excersices and poomsaes. After the pretest I went and got myself a bagel from Dunkin Donnuts, it was delicious. So know what I'm going to do is some studying, practicing, and relaxing!

did my pre test 

The weekend is here, last school day this week. I tried to practice but had a small leg injury. The pretest is tomorrow. Let's see what's next.

Today was what we named years ago my cancerversary.  The day that I was given my breast cancer diagnosis 14 years ago.  I celebrated it by being on the black belt cycle, and I really do mean that.  This day will always remind that I am tougher and stronger than I think.  Sometimes it's the hardest things that teach you the most important lessons. So embrace the hard and scary things and challenges because as my mentee and friend, Marina, says "We can do hard things." And life is good once you get through it! Happy Pretest Eve!

Today I woke up and went to school. I had a math quiz today but it was not too difficult. We began to work on our project for English as well. When I got home I was able to get in some curriculum studying in and then I went to black belt class. After that, we had advanced sparring which went well. Once I got home I showered and now I have to sleep early in order to be prepared for the pre-test.

SO today I went to school, nothin unusual happened today. Then I went home did my homework and then went to King Tiger. Before Black Belt Class I had a mentor session and we worked on staff form 3. After class I went home and had some dinner. After that I ran a mile on my treadmill then did my requirements.

Woke up got in the car got home workout.  Did jump rope Went to black belt class and sparring.

Today when I got to school, I realized that tomorrow is the pretest for the black belt cycle. Well, I am excited but, I am also nervous. It is my first time doing all of the forms and self-defense at one time. Also, I have never taken a physical fitness test before. My allergies have also been messing with my sleep and my focus (because I need to blow my nose a lot). After school, I took some medicine and a nap before my black belt class. I also did sparring tonight. After I got home from taekwondo, I reviewed everything for the pretest. I hope I do well in the morning. In my free time at school, I worked on code for my phone project in code.org. This is the link to it so far if you want to check it out:  https://studio.code.org/projects/applab/t8oueKkPLWNOX3I7e6KQqStJwTfnaHcKdoyaLXxkWao  If you click the link, you will...