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Runtime Error: A real looker
I want to put up some signs in my building's fitness room:
"are you a looker?"
For Christ's Sake!
If you've ever gone to a gym, you know these people. They come in, plant themselves in front of a mirror and stare. At themselves? At others? Who knows. I know for certain that all of the apartments in this building come with mirrors in (at least) your own personal bathroom.
Maybe they pick up a weight and do a few reps. Maybe not. They don't care. It's a fitness room. Get fit, please.
"This guy" comes in. Does the looking thing for about 15 minutes in front of the wall length mirror and then decides to take his skeeve and rub it on an exercycle. Hoists himself up, puts the resistance down real-low (on the DL) and starts spinning at about 45 RPM (that's pretty slow by the way.) And he keeps looking. He's looking over at me to his left as I'm about to vomit running 6:20 miles on the treadmill. He's looking at the fine lady-pants on the eliptical on his right.
He's a real looker.
My theory of working out is no eye contact, no communication. In the gym or in the locker room. Just like work. I'm there to do a job.
So what do you do? It's near impossible to ignore them.
We used to have a gym membership at a prestigious local math-and-science-focused educational institution and these kids would sit on workout benches, in dungarees and flip-flops, chatting on their cell phones. It takes all my strength to not strangle these people with the drawstring from my gym shorts.
I suppose I should heed my own advice, find my machine, turn it up, put my head down and try not to heave.
Like I did tonight!
Back on the speed-train . . . 15 minute warm-up, 6 (six) 800's with 1:30 rest intervals, and a 12 minute cooldown for just over 6 miles total. Mid-week is a longer tempo run (8 miles maybe?) which will be boring as all hell on the treadmill and then a nice quick 13 miler this weekend.
Then I am halfway to April. Only 9 more training weeks to go.
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