Nelson Weekly Reflection 1

This week has been enjoyable, but ultimately disappointing. I have had a good time planning, and making attempts to break records. There are two records we have tried to beat so far. As I’ve said in my daily blogs, our first record, fastest time to eat an entire apple, has been put on the shelf. The current record is 38 seconds, a time that I thought would be obtainable. Despite my best efforts multiple times a day, I couldn’t break a minute, and neither could Noah. However, we’ve already found a record we think we can beat instead. This week, we will be attempting to beat the fastest mile while dribbling a basketball, which I am confident about.
    Looking at my daily/weekly hours, it is apparent that I will need to spend more hours each day. While I think I’ve slightly undershot my hours, I definitely need to up my work on the project each day. This shouldn’t be too difficult––when I am working on our project, with or without Noah, I find myself having a good time. I enjoy trying to beat something. Since I’m doing the musical rather than a sport this term, I have been missing the competition I was a part of in the fall and winter. Doing this reminds me of the exhilaration and adrenaline of a close game or race, and the desire to pull through and win at all costs. On the treadmill, I pushed myself to the absolute limit of physical capabilities––granted, I hadn’t done anything physically strenuous since the end of winter due to either injury or lack of time. Through this process, I am chasing the ultimate goal. By the end of these three weeks, I will have accomplished a feat of athleticism above what anyone else in the entire world has done. That is really exciting to me. I’ve done well on all the teams I’ve been on, but I’ve never been the best. This project is giving me the opportunity to be that on a larger scale than anything I’ve ever been a part of.

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