Who turned down the temperature? It was very fresh this morning - about 6 degrees at 5.30am. So instead of my usual gym garb - singlet and shorts, I also added tracky pants and long sleeved top. I soon warmed up however! I had a really good weights session this morning until I sat down at the low cable row machine. I'd changed the attachment to a close grip one, removed the support used for lat pulldowns, sat down - and then went to pull back and…it wouldn't budge. That's ok, this machine occasionally sticks - just pull a little harder. It still didn't budge and I'm thinking, what's going on, is it broken? And then I looked down at the pin - it was on the 70kg weight, no way, no wonder I couldn't pull it back! Memo to self - check the selected weight next time.
After the weights session it was a mad dash to make it to the showers before the cardio class finishes because then its on for space on the benches, showers and mirror space. Guys just don't realise how easy they have it - shower, dress, quick brush of hair, maybe some moisturiser (?) and they're done. With us, you have to battle between straightening irons, a number of hairdryers, foundations, mascaras, moisturisers of all descriptions, etc, etc. And then suffocate in the mists of a number of different perfumes. There was a mad dash to the car, throw everything in the back, sort out what I need for the gym after work, drive to Canberra Uni, park the car and then catch the next available intertown bus. Once I had made it to my desk (at 7.45am) I could finally relax, and have breakfast. I was starving and I don't think my muesli and yoghurt touched the sides as it went down.
It might've been cold this morning but by the end of the week, its forecast to be 38 degrees - what a contrast!
About Me
- CJ
- My favourite quote: When the world says "give up", Hope whispers "try it one more time" - anon. A few of my favourite things (in no particular order): family. friends. running. coffee. chocolate. cooking. eating. macarons. Major running/triathlon achievements to date: 1xIronman Triathlon - 2004; 8xCanberra marathons - 2001 - 03, 2005-09; 1xSydney marathon - 2005; 4xBush Capital 25kms - 2005-06; 2008; 2010 2xBulls Head Challenge - 2005-06; 2xSix Foot Track marathon 2007; 2009 1xGold Coast marathon - 2008
5 comments:
hair? moisturiser??
The "perfume" in men's change rooms is unbearable. Imagine what unwashed clothes and towels smell like that have been there for a month or so...
Glad you had the shower and put on the perfumes before getting on the bus. Nothing as bad in a closed space. I'm not out you're way that early in the day. I just get to wave to Kelley & Elle out running early. I'd be looking for the person that could move a 70 kg weight. May be Ewen could move it, in 10 kg lots.
What's moisturiser?
2F, CJ can out-lift me - but she can't our-run me... yet.
Aaah - you should come to Club Pink - we are much calmer there - we've even been known to share mirrors and hair driers! As for Ewen - he doesn't have any room on his face for moisturiser!!
Poor Ewen, doesn't need moisturiser, can't out lift CJ, won't be able to out run her soon either, would get done at arm wrestling, shouldn't go to Club Pink, he doesn't look good in pink either.
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