Deb: Long Run - Part two

and a glimpse in to my psycho mind.....

Of course it was raining when I got out of work yesterday.  So I debated in my mind.  What to do, what to do?  It would be so easy to go home and do nothing, but I was ready though.  I have all my stuff with me so I decide to go to the gym and try to do my long run on the treadmill, no problem.

I get to the gym and start to change - no sweat pant to put on after working out.  Uh oh.  It would be so easy to go home and do nothing, but, hey, I can throw my work dress back on after working out, no problem.

Get on the treadmill and start running.  It was tough.  So much harder than running outside, but I will stick with it.  So there was an elliptical next to me, actually two.  Of course, someone gets on the one right next to me.   Don't flip out Debbie.  Just keep going at your pace, doing what you are doing.  AND then someone gets on the treadmill right next to me.  Ahhh, they are boxing me in.  Don't flip out!!!

To understand this fully, realize that there are two rows of treadmills in the back and one row (of about 15 in each row) in the front and I was the only one in that row!  AND, if you know me, I like to be left alone.   I am focused and don't like people being in my space.  I don't want to feel their body heat, worry about my sweat going all over or my heavy breathing (or is it wheezing) bothering them.

It would be so easy to get off and just go home, but I turned up my ipod and kept going.  So the guy got off the treadmill after about 5 minutes (whatever)- Yea!  Go Deb Go,  I was running like crazy and what happens.  Someone jumps on that same treadmill - right next to me again!! But now I am heading back (an out and back run on the treadmill, hehe) and there was no way I was stopping.

After my hour, I got off the treadmill, was wiping it down and of course the guy on the other treadmill had to tell me what a great job I did.  Nice, non-threatening, but sooo not me!

So I go to take a shower, no underwear!  I am not putting those sweaty ones back on.  Leave the gym in my dress and flip flops.  Thank goodness I was just going home!   This was one crazy day at the gym with lots of "psycho mind" road blocks for me.  I  know it is all in my head and I love that I just did it.  I can't worry about the things I can't change - especially in the moment, but I now can be even more prepared, learn from what happened and remember to take that last treadmill in the row!