20 miles on the treadmill. Stopped before permanent insanity set in. Watched the various people coming in to work out. One lady, I couldn't understand. She got on the treadmill next to me, turned on the huge fan to blow us like crazy, ties her sweatshirt around her waist like she is going for a hike, just in case she needs it later. She stays on for about ten minutes and doesn't even go a mile. Then she spends the next 20 minutes doing odd stretchs, and various exercises that she could have done at home in front of her TV. Then she was gone, left the fan blasting. I don't get why people don't want to sweat while they exercise. A couple other guys came in, didn't lift weights, just did some sit-ups and stretches, one of the guys read a book most the time. They left after 40 minutes. Then the guy from earlier in the week came in who does short reps and then slowly walks around the weight machines. Oh, the thrilling things to watch while on the treadmill. I can see the stuff from the reflections on the window.
My 20 treadmill miles involved some pretty good work. Incline averaged about 6% and the machine thinks I climbed 5,000 feet along the way.
For the rest of the time, I ran outside on the Jordan River trail. It was a bit chilly in shorts with the stiff northerly wind, but I really enjoyed it after that mind-numbing experience in the workout room.
I'm at the top of the mileage board for the week. If I stay there, that will be my third week this year at the top.
I posted this picture on my facebook page. All my buckles (or most). I think I lost one or two.
Top row: Bear(6), Across the Years (2)
Row 2: Tahoe Rim (4), Leadville, Wasatch (3)
Row 3: HURT, Rocky Raccoon (4), Bighorn (3)
Row 4: Old Pueblo (3), Javalina, Zane Grey (3), Pony Express Trail
p.m. 5 miles with the dog. Had to get my daily miles up to 50K. 97 miles with just five days of running. Not bad. | 