Last night's run, with high heat and high humidity, was the last straw. I drove over to Altman today and signed us up for a six-month membership (prepaid). Then Tyler and I went back over there later and worked out. He reported 30 minutes of pool walking and lunges. I did (about) 80 laps of the indoor track, which works out to 6.04 miles if my count was accidentally accurate. I gotta get a click counter; no way I can keep count of laps accurately when I'm clicking off one every 40-45 seconds for an hour. Didn't wear a watch, so only have a rough estimate of pace (~9:00), but it felt like I was really pushing hard. Of course, that could have something to do with the fact it had been only 18 hours since my last run.
I'll still do some outside runs; I think I'd go bonkers doing what I did today day after day, and the dreadmill will only offer limited variety. But it gives me more cross training options, and I can run there if there are thunderstorms and other assorted nastiness (and ice and snow in the winter). Plus I can also run right after (or during) work. | 