Running Journal, Tuesday, 2007-01-23

Running Journal, Tuesday, 2007-01-23
Resting heart rate: 61 bpm (60-second test, afternoon)
Body Mass Index (BMI): (kilograms/(meters^2)) 23.316
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 1898 calories
Weather: n/a
Temp: n/a
Time: 21:05-22:00
Terrain: flat
Comments: Dawn and I exercised at California Family Fitness tonight. Last night I read in my training schedule that the recommended time for running on Tuesday is 40-55 minutes. So I did 55 minutes. I watched primarily Australian Open coverage on ESPN, first Russian Maria Sharapova defeating Russian Anna Chakvetadze and then Belgian Kim Clijsters competing against Swiss Martina Hingis. I also watched about five minutes of Squirrel Boy: season one, episode 10, "Harried Treasure." I felt defensive a bit tonight when one man two treadmills away said to his exercise partner, "Do you like watching tennis?" (his partner was apparently watching tennis too on ESPN, but says no), to which he replies, "That's the proper heterosexual answer." Excuse me? I'm realizing now that I took his comment a bit personally. I really want to exercise in a gym where people find acceptance regardless of worldview or sexuality. He might have felt insecure in his masculinity with his male exercise partner; he seemed in education-mode...instructing his exercise partner about why so-and-so wouldn't make a good president...lecturing him about why he shouldn't pay $22/month for treadmill-TV's that don't work (he eventually figured out how to turn it on). I miss the outdoors and the solitude sometimes. Dawn and I relaxed in the hot-tub afterward; had it all to ourselves. :)
Running Time: 55 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance (running): 7.39 km (4.58 mi)
Total Running Distance For Year: 92.68 km (57.47 mi)
Weight (after run): 79.8 kg (175.96 lbs), 16% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None
Foods eaten today: crumpets with raspberry jam, bowl of Trader Joe's Country Pumpkin-Spice Granola with soy milk, Pasqualle's cheese calzone, Trader Joe's Pad Thai tofu bowl, brownie, bagel