Starting To Recognize The Early Folks At The Gym
I don’t know how I’ve been able to run at 4:30 am, but somehow I have. It’s been the only time I can get in a run. I see the same people doing the same thing every day. Every time I go to the gym I hope to get my favorite treadmill. It’s amazing, but I really like to be on the end. I guess I’m a little claustrophobic. I don’t like to be up against the wall. A guy got on the treadmill next to me for a couple of minutes and then moved to another treadmill. I ran next to him on a few days ago. Maybe he has a favorite treadmill too or maybe he didn’t want my sweat to land on him. I don’t know. There seems to be a core group of guys who know each other though. He moved over and started chatting with another guy. I didn’t take it personally. I was just glad to zone out on my favorite treadmill!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 08/19/2008
- Time: 04:30:00
- Total Time: 00:24:04.00
- Average Heart rate: 158
- Max Heart rate: 173
- Calories: 210
- Distance: 3 miles
- Average Pace: 8:01.28/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
