The Treadmill Experience

I woke up Sunday morning with severe neck pain (see pain in the neck entry) and decided I was not able to do my long run.  I was disappointed but knew I needed to listen to my body.  As the day went on I started to feel a little better.  I was on my way to Vancouver for work, always exciting!  I was feeling ambitious and took the 5pm ferry so I could get to my hotel early and check out the gym in the hotel.  In the past packing for any trip has never included an entire bag of workout gear - running clothes, water bottle, watch, shoes, socks, heart rate monitor, pedometer - I have used a treadmill once in my life and found myself quite dizzy as a result of my ear problems.  I am the person that always laughs at the people toughing it out on a treadmill when they could so easily run outside surrounded by nature and fresh air.  I never understood it.  Well who would be more surprised then ME when I hopped on that treadmill for 7km!!!  I laughed my way through an episode of Family Guy and the end of Scary Movie 2.  What a great way to be distracted.  I fell in love with that treadmill.  Instantly I was rearranging furniture in my house to accommodate a new piece of equipment - good bye dining room table!  I am looking forward to my next date with a lovely treadmill!

"Running is like mouthwash; if you can feel the burn, it's working." Brian Tackett