Janathon Day 6–A sober Saturday
6 01 2013I thought the gym would be full this morning. I don’t usually go to the gym at the weekend as, I run on a Saturday, and Sundays are reserved for hangovers rest days. But, as I didn’t drink anything stronger than hot chocolate last night and was tucked up in bed at 10:30 reading – with, in hindsight, maybe a touch of irony – ‘Hangover Square’ by Patrick Hamilton (blimey, that book is bleak. If ever a book could be described as a colour, that book would most definitely be grey).
So, because I woke up this morning unhungover, off I went to the gym. The gym was empty. Not even the usual people I see in there in the morning were there, they must be weekday warriors, like me.
I bloody loved this workout. Maybe I should stay sober more often*. I went on the rowing machine for twenty minutes, then the cross-trainer for twenty minutes, then despite my legs still aching from Friday’s weights session, I went on the treadmill for a Thru the Gears run. It doesn’t matter how many times I do Thru the Gears on the treadmill, I still get a tremendous buzz from it. If you want the same buzz, you can get it for FREE on the Audiofuel website (I’m assuming it’s still available, as the link’s there but it’s been out a long time now – if it doesn’t work, you can get it for a bargain-worthy 69p on amazon and yes, that is my five star review underneath it).
Oh, and because I am extra-hardcore, when I got back from the gym, I did a 30 minute upper body weights session at home.
Stats
Sober Saturdays: 1
Bleak books: 1
Hangovers: 0
Weekday warriors: 1
Rowing machine: 20 minutes
Cross-trainer: 20 minutes
Treadmill: 15 minutes
Weights: 30 minutes
*na
You could also call 50 shades of grey a “grey” book simply because the name Grey and the word gray make up for big parts of the content
Great morning workout!
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jogblog Reply:
January 7th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
I would not admit to reading that!
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Fantastic whole body workout x
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jogblog Reply:
January 7th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
It felt good!
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I like the ‘*na’
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jogblog Reply:
January 7th, 2013 at 5:11 pm
That was my favourite bit, too.
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Great job! This is my first Janathon. I registered last year but didn’t follow through with the blogging and support, so this year I am!
Good luck!
Mark
markxspot.com
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jogblog Reply:
January 7th, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Thanks and welcome to Janathon!
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Very impressed with your Janathon workouts – it’s the best I’ve seen you do so far. Have you made your mind up about a marathon yet?
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