I had to get my workout’s done early today so that I could go to an undergraduate conference at UBC. I was the faculty sponsor for 7 students at the conference, keen undergraduates from MICB405 – the course I teach in the Fall.
Usually, I would balk at the idea of being at work on a Saturday, but this, this was different. Undergraduate students at their first research conference, keen and just on the horizon of embarking on their careers. One’s off to biostatistics at UW, another Math at Cambridge, another applying for software developer positions, another works at Environment Canada, grad school, time off. Whatever the plan, they’re just about to graduate and they’ve got such a great energy. They thought it was pretty cool that I came to see them – and I got a boost from their eagerness.
ride
3h11:46
Avg HR 136, Max 178 (2h44:35 100-147)
1585 Kcal
75.6km, Avg 23.6kmph, Max 47.5
Avg Cad 83, Max 107short run
30:33
Avg HR 150, Max 158