Entries tagged as ‘exercise’
A woman at the gym had a t-shirt from an event she either was a part of, or organized, called “The Lazy Man”. I asked about it and she said it was adapted from The Iron Man.
- You run or walk a full marathon: 26.2 miles
- You bike 112 miles
- You swim 2.4 miles
The thing about the Lazy Man that is different from the Iron Man is that you do it over a month.
This still isn’t easy. Definitely isn’t “lazy” – but I think it is a good goal for myself in 2010.
This works out to:
- 29 full laps in the pool at my gym (or 7.25 per week)
- Running/walking 1 mile per day with 4 days off
- Biking 4 miles with 6 days off
That totally sounds doable! I can do that, right? I think I can. Can you?
Who’s with me? Yep – I am talking to you.
Since we are 1/2 way through January, and February is a short month – I am going to first try it in March.
Categories: Six
Tagged: exercise, Lazy Man, Where:Charlottesville-VA
This morning I woke up a little later than planned – too late to make it to the class I wanted to go to.
I am proud to report that I went anyway. At 6:08 am, I entered to the gym and walked/ran on the treadmill followed by weights.We won’t discuss what I ate yesterday… let’s just say that I shouldn’t have Oreos in the house when I am at the beginning of a new mantra. We can focus on the fact that I went to a weight class last night instead.
Focus on the positive!
I did discover some new things about my newfound hometown. I knew this was a “running community”. That wasn’t a secret. But it seems the runners are out and about even before the sun rises. Many of them. A couple small groups, several individuals, and one large group. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? It is time for bed. Didn’t they get the memo?
I got my early morning giggle from one of the “funny cabs” (cabs that are pretty standard, except they have amusing little statements on their bumpers). The one I saw this morning said: “A man who procrastinates is… ummm…”
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: exercise, healthy living
September 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
You know those videos you see (and laugh at) on YouTube, America’s Funniest Home Videos, or wherever you see your funny videos? The ones where someone is running in place on the treadmill and all of a sudden they are face down, being flung into whatever is behind them?
I lived that moment.
Here’s how it happened… I am trying (again) to train to run. I am not looking to win a marathon or anything… just run like “other people”. My current goal is to run 1/2 mile. I ran 1/4 mile once… so figure I am on the way. One day at the gym, I got to thinking about how I could reach my latest goal. “If I could run a little faster, the goal would get here quicker and I could get off this flippin machine.” So I raised the speed. I was able to keep up with the previous speed pretty well, so didn’t think much of it. I was running and running (for what I SWORE was 6 miles, and I looked down to see it was .2 miles.) When I realized I hadn’t been as far as I thought, I decided to hop off and take a drink of water. All fine so far… when I got back on, my feet were not prepared to go as fast as my new “high” speed.
Off I go — flung off the back.
On the way down I started grasping for a grip. Unfortunately, I grabbed for the part that was flinging me back.
Battered, bruised and scraped up, I got back on the machine as quickly as I possibly could – hoping no one saw that (LIKE THAT WAS POSSIBLE IN THE CROWDED GYM). I was so embarrassed! Many people around me asked if I was OK and tried to help. I told them I was embarrassed, but otherwise fine. While this was TECHNICALLY true, I was hurting. I could feel where there would be a scab on my knees, my arm hurt and I could feel a few bruises starting. But I was back on the treadmill. Going much slower for enough time to make me think others thought I was actually fine… and I left. I haven’t been back on the treadmill since then.
I am sure I will return… but I will remember the lesson about jumping back on at a slow speed.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: exercise
