Okay, I didn't run 15 today. My left AT is still in pretty bad shape, so I haven't been able to run since Tuesday. However, I'm now 5 days into my prednisone prescription and able to walk without pain most of the time, so I decided to try going to the gym to see what I could handle. I ended up spending 30 minutes on a stationary bike (around 12 miles) and 90 minutes on 2 different elliptical machines (I needed a change of scenery to keep from becoming suicidal due to boredom). I'm calling the effort the very rough equivalent of 15 miles. After 30 minutes on the bike, I was starting to chafe (left the biker shorts at home), so I decided to try the elliptical to see if the AT could hack it. I didn't feel any pain, so I kept going. I realize that 90 minutes on a elliptical is not the same as running for 90 minutes on the road, or even on a treadmill, but that's about as close as I'm going to get for a little while. I tried to keep an honest turnover going (between 175-225 strides per minute, depending on the tension), but I don't think my HR ever stayed much about 155 bpm (the machine I spent the last 60 minutes on kept wigging out and showing me at 235 bpm, then 100 bpm, then everything in between, so I really have no idea). At least I have the elliptical as an option for a while.
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