Treadmill running and elliptical at the YMCA

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Treadmill running and elliptical at the YMCA

27 August 2008 2 Comments

I gotta tellya, I like the YMCA.

I like the elliptical machines that they have there, and I also like the treadmills. I think my favorite thing about the whole experience, are the big ol flat screen plasma TVs that they have right in front of the equipment.

Michelle and I went yesterday, and while she was on the bike and the treadmill, I did the elliptical machine. I was never, and actually I’m still not much of a fan of these machines. I hate the hamster wheel feeling of running in place. But, since we were watching he democratic convention on the TV and making loud comments to each other about the people on screen it made it all more palatable.

Michelle didn’t go with me today, so I brought my iPod and hopped on a treadmill.

I ran for a bit, but I mostly walked at a brisk pace. I don’t know what was up with the treadmill I was on today but it kept slipping whenever I tried to run on it. Maybe I’m over the weight limit on it and I just can’t run on the treadmills until I lose some more weight.

I don’t think I’ll be doing the Nike+ Human Race this sunday. I just don’t think that I’m prepared for the race and just don’t want to spend the money to go in to town, park, then run around on hills for 10k.

Plus, I’ll have a car load of kids in tow, so the logistics just aren’t there. I know, I know, I should still do it but I don’t want to be bandit either.

I still need to find out what is going on with the Team in Training thing, which I will not be able to start training with until after the 11th of the month since I’ll be out of town for most of the next 2 weeks.

Good luck to Jeff, aka Squeezin and to any other wanker running in the Nike+ 10k this coming Sunday. Maybe I’ll go out and run around my hood during that time so I can at least say that took part in it. That counts, right?