Archive for the 'Athletic Clubs' Category

Today was supposed to be a 1:10 run, but I opted to the 1:30 cross training workout I missed on Friday, which I really think was a good choice. My 20 minutes on the rowing machine were significantly easier than the erg workouts I was doing over summer break, which was great to see. Then [...]

I traveled back to Portland, OR early this morning in order to see my family and watch my sister, a very talented athlete in her own right, play volleyball. Happily, her team whupped up on the other guys, so I got to see her victory in addition to my mad frequent flyer miles.
Of course, when [...]

Today was supposed to be a daily double, but I only got through one of the workouts. I did 1800 meters in the pool at 6:30 in the morning. It’s taking me about 45 minutes to get through it, thanks to the slow warm up and the drills – I’m looking to surpass my 30 [...]

Today my friend and I drove to a different 24 Hour Fitness, where I told them that I had recently moved into the Seattle area, and gave the old address of a friend’s house. The morality of such a move is dubious, but I simply felt that my need to maintain a consistent schedule outweighed [...]

I’ve been up in Seattle staying with a friend, and we ended up getting rather inebriated last night. Upon waking up, I promptly drank 4 pints of water, and convinced my friend that we had to get to the gym, despite feeling rather ill. My previous night’s revelry was certainly not part of my training. [...]