Have I mentioned on this blog that I absolutely HATE running on the treadmill?
I woke up this morning and I knew what I had to do. I knew that I needed to get to the gym to run. The only way I would forego the gym? If the weather was bad. I looked at my weather app on my phone. I don't know if I should call what I felt upon seeing the report disappointment or excitement. Yeah, the weather was clear enough for me to travel to the gym. Off I went.
Have I mentioned that I absolutely HATE running on the treadmill?
The sidewalks and roads were a bit slick with a fine sheen of ice. I didn't have any issue driving, but it was treacherous to get to and from my car! And while I may or may not HATE running on the treadmill, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that running on the treadmill was definitely the best choice for the morning.
You see, I have plans. I have a 10K that I am registered to run. It is the Cooper River Bridge Run......I did this one last year and ended up walking it. I vowed to return and run it. So I am a girl on a mission! So in foul weather treadmills are kinda necessary. I have reconciled myself to doing it....and have even tried to turn it into a way to better myself!
I made it though and I pushed out two miles. Nothing extraordinary. I SHOULD have gone longer. I was aiming for anywhere between 2 and 3 miles, so I am OK with hitting the two mile mark. I did it in my overall average pace. HOWEVER, I am happy to say that I did it while doing intervals. I would walk a song...and then run a song. So how did I manage to do this run in the same (a few seconds better a mile) pace as my typical run/jog pace? I cranked up the speed on my run segments. Not so much that I thought I was going to die....but enough that I felt it. I also walked at just a hair below a run...so a fast walk. So a shorter run, but one in which I pushed in order to better myself.
As I drove home I went down some of the roads that I typically run when I'm outside. Ahhhh I want to run outside! (Because Yeah, in case you didn't catch on....I hate running on the treadmill) I am sooo looking forward to a pleasant outdoor run! I was scooping out the sidewalks and alleys and I could see the slick ice and chunks of icy snow dotting the paths that I like to run. Ahhhh sooon.....so soon! (and then I will lament that my membership at the gym is costing me money and I'm not using it....as I run by the gym on my glorious outdoor runs!)
That said....I KNOW that I need to start using the gym for more than a place to go and run a few miles on the treadmill. I KNOW that I should be utilizing the classes......and the other equipment..... I should be doing some toning too! Yeah, I'll get right on that!
So today was my weigh/reporting day for my Pity The Fool challenge. I didn't start out as strongly as I was planning and hoping. I didn't gain...so that is a victory. I DID actually lose.......2/10ths of a pound. Yes, I dropped to 231.6 pounds. Not looking at it as a failure......just a slow start!
My plans for the week ahead of me? I plan on running tomorrow....yeah, probably the treadmill again. (Have I mentioned that I hate the treadmill?) This weekend the weather is supposed to be FANTASTIC and Jason has already talked about getting outside and doing something! YAY. So that will be activity. I will get to wear my new water resistant/quick drying pants. (May even get some benefits from the sunshade properties to protect my skin from the suns damaging but oh so good feeling rays!) That will be a bonus because some of these other hikes have been 'WET' as my pants soak up the water and NEVER dry during the hike.
10 comments:
Good job on the treadmill! I keep thinking I will check out the gym that I had planned to check out back in the beginning of January, but haven't quite got there yet. Hoping to get back to walking soon one way or another though.
I don't like the treadmill either, and luckily we don't have icy weather very often, so I get to avoid it. Good job getting through the run - I guess you'll have to do that whole "embrace the 'mill" thing that I read about other winter-bound bloggers doing. Spring is coming soon, right? :)
I absolutely hate treadmill running too. My gym has TV's on the treadmills, but I am not a big TV watcher, so I just flip channels and get impatient and watch the clock until I am done!
Good for you for pushing through and running on the treadmill even though you hate it.
Lori
Yeah, the treadmill sucks, but you still did it! That's dedication :)
Good job on the treadmill, yep even though you hate it, you sucked it up and did it….well done
ughhh the treadmill! I despise it! Do you have ice spikes? Of course sometimes I encounter ice that even defeats them. Have a fun hike this weekend!
congrats on the loss.
I hate the treadmill too and I just don't use it anymore. If the weather is really bad (so far we have been lucky this winter and last winter) I either skip the run or do it the next day. I don't even want to go to a gym anymore for classes or strength training. I really dislike the whole idea of a gym.
I'm a total indoor exerciser ... I just don't love the treadmill because it requires SHOES. I choose the elliptical or stationary bike over the treadmill most of the time (I just wear slippers on them). I used to walk outdoors but having to deal with the weather, dogs, etc ... I prefer my home gym (I'm so lucky to have stuff at home). I'm spoiled, I know, and it does leave me with absolutely NO excuses ever!
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