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Secret Treadmills

By Colleen @colleenalicia · On May 13, 2010

Today I had a psych test that I had to study for all day. It was dumb. And I couldn’t go running because I was too busy studying, which was even more dumb. I finished my test pretty quick though (it’s a night class), so I thought I would just go running on the treadmill at 24, which I should probably be doing more of anyway since my left shin keeps hurting more and more. Yesterday I ran outside on sidewalks only and it probably wasn’t the best idea.

I went to my new 24, but every single treadmill was either being used, broken, or was a freaky weird incline/instability treadmill that I didn’t want. I hadn’t ever even gone to the upstairs part before, so I thought maybe there would be a secret treadmill hiding upstairs. It turns out there wasn’t, but I always feel like a dumbass when I walk into some part of the gym, stand there for a second, and then leave, so I had to find something to do upstairs. There were a few stationary bikes so I did that for like 20 minutes, but I rarely do that kind of thing so it was hard and I got angry and left after that. I was actually kind of angry the whole time. The gym wasn’t even that crowded, they just don’t have enough normal treadmills and too many broken things. I’m also angry about my shin situation. Right now my preventative measures involve very little, aside from hoping it will go away. Apparently that doesn’t do much.

I have a lot more general life complaints about my day, but I’ll wrap things up here, because none of them are interesting.

Miles run this week: 15.5
Miles run in 2010: 389

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I must confess, I started running at a very early age. Sadly, my runs were unblogumented until around age 23, so you'll have to use your imagination for all the runs I went on before that. Running has always been my go-to sport, but sadly, I spend a good amount of my time with chronic injuries. I have learned to entertain myself athletically with other pursuits such as kettlebell, yoga, and bikini competitions, when I can't run. In addition to my unique talent for working out and then blogging about it, I am an amateur puppy stylist and photographer, television enthusiast, and I'm usually CPR/AED certified, but I would still prefer if you didn't pass out when we're together.

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  • Chris says: May 24, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    that sucks about your 24.

    p.s. that was a really good title to your entry. i really wanted to learn about secret treadmills. it really caught my interest. good job!

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    I’m Colleen. I started this blog when I was 23 years old and training for my first marathon. I was single, semi-employed, generally directionless in life, and had a lot of free time on my hands. I have a lot less free time now, but I still love to come here and dump my rambling, unedited thoughts after a workout or race once in a while.

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