Well, me and Lulu have signed up for this 14k off road race. And, running trails frequently or even going to the park and running there is not really feasible. I mean i'm just too lazy to haul my lazy self up and early at 5 am every morning to do that, so the next best option is joining the gym.
Well, i suppose i could invest in a treadmill, but my cats would probably piss on it and use it as a scratching post, i might use it as a clothes horse, and a years gym membership would probably still cost less. So, i signed up at a gym near my place for convenience sake.
Running on a treadmill is pure indulgence:) The weather's good all day, all the time. It doesn't rain , it's not humid and it's not hot. All i need is about 500mls of water for a 10k workout. The treadmill comes with these nice little nooks for your water bottle, cell phone, i-pod, small towel, keys and pet dog if you so wish to bring it with you:) - a small one mind you....
And this wonderful invention of (wo)man comes with a cutesy little TV screen too...and you've an option of watching the news, sports, a documentary or some crime flick while you run. And there are lots of buttons that tell you your time, distance, calories burnt, pace, heart rate and so forth. You can choose from a variety of workouts to suit your needs. Ahhhhh....the treadmill, my new best friend.
I must admit that my compliance has improved tremendously after joining the gym. I decided to go with Joy's suggestion of doing comfortable runs and adding a km every week. Well, what i did was start at 10km at a speed of 6mins/km, about 4-5 days per week. I slowly increased it to about 12km per run...but that got a bit too much for me. So i alternated 10k runs with my target distance runs, and ran about 5 days per week. That worked out fine. It does get a bit boring, a bit monotonous...but with the treadmill. i can just blast my music....to the max and just zone out...i needn't worry about falling, about killing some poor animal, about being stalked...just me and my music and running....I like listening to techno while running...there's a very nice album called Godskitchen Summer Rush which is a 3 disc set : the 3rd disc is just perfect for running . I have since introduced this to Lulu...next will be Joy.Get your i-pod ready Joy....
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