What was I thinking???

The first training session at the gym every week is "leg" day, so I'm not quite sure what got into me tonight. Maybe it was the guilt from the tons of food I ate all weekend. Maybe it was the rain or maybe I've just lost my friggin mind. I went to the gym early and decided to run on the dreadmill, yes I call it the dreadmill. I had plenty of time, so I started off with a casual walk/jog. Decided to run a bit, so off I went. Run, run, run. Slowed down, walked for a bit, then run, run, run, run, run. I was actually enjoying the music in my iPod and was distracted watching something on Oprah. I thought I'd run for twenty minutes then go do something else like the elliptical or rowing machine, but I felt good at twenty so I kept going. At thirty minutes, I noticed I was doing pretty good mileage wise. Still feeling froggy, I decided to finish out a 5k which is 3.1 miles. Towards the end of it, I was running almost all out. I ended up finishing the run in 40:25 which is slower than I used to run, but it felt damn good for not having run in a long time and especially not running that long on the dreadmill. I am typically slower on the dreadmill than outdoors, so I felt really good about my effort.

Once I stretched out some post run, it was time to get tortured. Of course, we had to do some squats and pop squats. This was soon followed by leg extensions done as 21's. Moved from there to "pulsed, walking lunges" with a 20# barbell. I was dying!!! Anyway, the rest of the workout went great. I love the gym. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Have a good night. Perhaps Ritchey's tires will meet dirt/mud and gravel again this weekend. I'm liking the proximity to the boatdock now. =)