Machines ... we're supposed to run them, right? I can't consistently operate my damn iPhone, leave alone a new model treadmill. Decided to press the 'compete' button this morning. Shit. After almost flying off the back end of the black conveyor belt, I managed to slow it down enough not to die (that death theme keeps cropping up ...) I get it now, 'compete' means race against anyone else 'connected' ... yeah ... not doing that again. You gym rats will no longer have the pleasure of me slowing down your pace.
Accomplishments:
1. I went to the gym (this is still a big deal)
2. After 10 mins of start/stop/pause/resume training/disconnecting from the gym rats round about, instead of thinking the fitness gods were not in my corner, I manually managed 50 mins and 3.2 miles of varying grade. The heart meter had me at 50bpm after the first 30 minutes. Hmmm - either really in shape or off by a factor of about 200. Believe me, it's not the former.
Startling revelation: Someone sent me a link on how to 'fuel up' for a 6am workout. 6am ... this is so far from my current reality I'm thinking, "People who work out this early don't puke in the morning? What?"
Second startling revelation: While managing between a 3-10% grade, red-faced, I got to 780 feet of elevation after an hour. Mt. Whitney is 14,505. How many days are left? Shit.
Accomplishments:
1. I went to the gym (this is still a big deal)
2. After 10 mins of start/stop/pause/resume training/disconnecting from the gym rats round about, instead of thinking the fitness gods were not in my corner, I manually managed 50 mins and 3.2 miles of varying grade. The heart meter had me at 50bpm after the first 30 minutes. Hmmm - either really in shape or off by a factor of about 200. Believe me, it's not the former.
Startling revelation: Someone sent me a link on how to 'fuel up' for a 6am workout. 6am ... this is so far from my current reality I'm thinking, "People who work out this early don't puke in the morning? What?"
Second startling revelation: While managing between a 3-10% grade, red-faced, I got to 780 feet of elevation after an hour. Mt. Whitney is 14,505. How many days are left? Shit.
Good job, NTKelly. Half the battle is starting...Just do it!
ReplyDeleteSo, after you've gotten into better shape, do you decrease the pace and increase the slope? That would mimic the hike, huh?
Yes! But I also got to thinking I can probably just go outside on a real bike as an alternative too (ha!)
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