So, last night, it was flurries in the air and dark. That was the tipping point.
I went and did it. I signed up to go to the gym. The gym is about a mile away from me, so the distance thing can't be an excuse. It's pretty nice, really. Lots of cardio machines, weight rooms, a pool (albeit, a bit small), etc. I only bought in for a month, due to not wanting to part with 700 clams right up front.
So, day 1 of the gym experiment (version 2008) was a success. I did 3 miles on the treadmill, followed by 1 mile on the indoor track.
The indoor track is something. It's pretty small, in that 15 laps on the running lane is a mile (or 16 on the walking lane). I had trouble keeping count. You wouldn't think it would be hard, but yeah, I had trouble. Pretty nice though, compared to the sidewalk. Nice and cushiony.
The treadmill miles were awkward for me. I never have run on a treadmill, and I kept worrying I was going to go flying off the back and wind up as a youtube video. There are TVs in front of the treadmills.. I'm not a big TV person, and didn't want to lose my concentration, so I didn't worry too much about that yesterday.
The track mile was untimed.. I did a couple of fast laps, mixed in with my regular pace. The treadmill miles were 10 min, 9:20, and 9 min.
All in all, it was 4 miles, and I felt pretty good today. The running surface really does play into your leg health, I suspect.
I wrapped up the night with 5 minutes on the stair stepper. Good workout, but while doing it, it's like trying to step your way out of hell. You keep going, but never get out. And, it sucks while doing it.
My running buddy re-upped at the gym, and she was there too, owning the stair stepper. 35 minutes! Props to her.
Keep on rockin'.. I guess I'm rockin' indoors for a while..
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Nice job getting to the gym-- and not falling off the treadmill. I lose my count on track laps, too-- if no one else is there, I run in lane 1 on lap 1, lane 2 on lap 2, and so forth. Actually using my brain is just too challenging.
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