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October 29, 2004
An Attempt at Ellipticalling
I don't know how all ya ellipticallers do it. Seriously, I don't know how you do it. Since I don't run on Fridays and it was kind of dreary out, I decided not to go for a walk. Instead I went to the gym this afternoon after work. My plan was to do the ellipitcal for about 45 minutes. I was on one for about 15 minutes and then accidentally reset the machine and I kept getting to spin too fast. I tried another kind of elliptical that the gym has (they have about 5 different varieties) and nearly fell off the machine three times in ten minutes. Really, my feet kept coming off the pedals and I almost fell. My balance is not the greatest, but I didn't think I would be so bad that I nearly fall off of crosstraining equipment. I was trying to read for a while, but I was having trouble being able to focus on what I was reading. I also needed to have my hands on the bars to keep my balance so that I really would not fall off the machine. For my safety, I finally ended up on the stationary bike for 35 minutes because there was no point in ending up with an injury trying to crosstrain in order to get the lactic acid out of my legs.
I was hungry all day since I did not really eat any dinner last night. I didn't sleep too well either, since I had a bite to eat before I went to bed. I never sleep well if I eat too close to going to bed.
Not too much else is new. Tomorrow night I get to be a social butterfly. I have two parties to go to. Of course, since I am "participating" in a race on Sunday there is no acting like a rock star. We do get an extra hour to recover, but there running a race with a hangover is never any fun. Tonight I plan to get to bed early. After such a stressful week at work, I need some pampering. I should paint my toenails and nails. My poor second toe on the right foot has a pretty, black toenail. I never walk around without my toes painted since there is usually at least one funky looking nail, but I took the polish off last weekend and have been too lazy to repaint them.
As far as my race plans for the weekend: right now, I am only planning on doing it for fun, but things may change on the starting line. If it looks like I can win, I may do more than just run it at tempo pace. Generally, I would like to not think of it as a race so that I don't freak out. Anyhow, it is an odd distance. There is nothing to compare it to. Some years it brings out some real studs and other years there is nobody in it, so we shall see.
Hope everyone enjoys their extra hour of weekend!
Posted by Blondie at October 29, 2004 05:57 PM