I'm trying to work my way up on the treadmill running a little more each time I climb aboard. However, with a three week layoff, my plans have been set back a bit. Talking to Bryce, a friend who just started working at Metro Police in Las Vegas, he advised me that I should be able to do a minimum of 3 miles in 30 minutes to be able to get through academy without too many problems. The problem is...today after jogging (6mph) and walking (3.5-4.0mph) for 20 minutes, I only made it 1.7 miles before my left leg told me to stop. I should be able to make it to 2 miles in 20 minutes without a problem soon, but getting up to 3 miles in 30 minutes could be a challenge. And it's certainly not 8 miles in 72 minutes that the crazy person linked below managed to do.

On a side note, like I said below, I plan on calling the SD Sheriff's Department to set up a test date which will initiate the application process - a process which I'm told could take up to 7 months to complete. Therein lies my main dilemma. My best friend is getting married December 21st. I can't skip a day of academy if I do get in to go to a wedding. And if the application process does take anywhere from 3-7 months, I will be in academy throughout December. And you can't really say, "Can I push back my academy?" once you've been accepted. So what to do? I believe I can go through everything including the background investigation and then let them know I'm ready to continue the application process - which could be my best bet, but I'm not sure exactly how that would work. Either way, I'm not sure I can handle the bank job for another year...

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