I laced up my new running shoes, feeling them out for any
sign of that they would be uncomfortable.
I jogged in place for a minute, did some jumping jacks, and walked up
and down the stairs several times and I have to admit; they are very
comfortable. They cradle the soles of my feet and the gel treads give a soft
feeling like walking with shock absorbers.
After a little warm up I hit the pavement one foot after
the other enjoying the smell of the spring.
On the road I jog I could smell honey suckle and various flowers hanging
thick in the humid air. Sometimes when I jog my mind wanders. It’s a good time to think and just be alone
with my thoughts and for some reason today I kept compairing it to jogging on a
treadmill in a gym and another subculture of the urban gym. I like to call this
tribe “Treadmill People.”
Who is this weird and dangerous subset of gym dwellers
you ask? They can easily be recognized in the following four descriptions:
1.
Crazy Treadmill Lady – This lady appears to be
in here late 50s but to be honest she could just be 25. She is on the treadmill when you come in for
your work out. Her treadmill is set to 7
miles an hour and a 12 incline. She
resembles a human skeleton with skin draped over it and she always has one of her
knees in a brace or wrap. One hour later
as you leave from you exhausting work out she is still there trying to burn off
an apple she ate three days ago.
2.
Weird Racer Guy – I really don’t like this
guy. He is the one that decides that
despite all the empty treadmills all over the gym he needs to be on the one
next to you. Seriously annoying once he
has targeted you as someone he needs to race he starts his work out. No matter what your treadmill is on he is always
upping the speed on his and glancing at you disapprovingly. Then something goes off in his head and
cranks the speed up and continues to glower at you while you chug along at 3.5
miles an hour refusing to get sucked into his race that goes nowhere.
3.
The Singer – Easily identified this is the
weirdo four or five treadmills down that is listening to some weird kind of
music you have never heard before but that’s is okay because they choose to
share it with you. You turn you own head
phones up but it only seems to encourage them to sing louder and you get stuck
in “Name That Tune” hell while they provide an unwanted soundtrack to your work
out.
4.
The Players – Not because they are “Players” but
because they play on the treadmill.
Usually younger gym patrons they never spend more than 5 minutes on a
single machine. Like Goldie Locks they
try every machine in the gym never spending more than a few minutes on a single
machine. It never fails that for some
reason they need to try the one next to you five or six times. Each time they start a work out and stop it
two minutes later. You want to scream “Just
pick one already”
That is what went through my mind as on today’s jog. As
always here is the recap:
Daily Recap
Matt – 36 Minutes
Jog
5
Pushups and Sit-Ups
Kelly – 80 Minutes Walk
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