Time: 60 mins
Distance: 20 miles
I spent most of the day moving the rest of my stuff into Logan's old room and throwing stuff away while watching the Olympics. The Argentina vs. Australia soccer match was competitive until the South Americans scored on a pretty volley in the second half. The female gymnastics lived up to its expectations and was terrible. I watched two consecutive U.S. athletes botch their respective routines on the bars. Nothing like achieving your athletic abilities at the age of 14. The best event of the night was surprisingly swimming. I respect the sport due to its similarities to running but I can't stand how an athlete set an Olympic Record in every race and a World Record in every other race. How is that possible to swim faster than anybody has ever swam before and casually step out of the pool with relaxed breathing and no sign of fatigue? Anyway, the men's 4 x 100m relay was an amazing battle between the U.S. and France. I won't tell you who won but as soon as it goes online I will link you to it.
The biking this evening was relatively uneventful. I took an X-Ray tablet which is glucosamina, condroitina and vitamina c according to the box. It is designed for el tratamiento y prevención de la osteoartritis. The hip remains in good spirits.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Cross Training Sucks
Time: 70 mins
Distance: Rick Wemple would call it 10 miles
This morning I woke up relatively early and headed over to the fitness room here at the Lodge. I used the elliptical for 30 minutes. It sucked. Tried the stairmaster for 10 minutes. It sucked. Jumped on the bike for 30 minutes. It sucked.
However, while I was on the bike I received a call from Dr. Griffith's office and they said I could be fit in at 10:15 am. Sweet. After opening OK Runner with Gustavo I headed up the street to visit my new bone bender. I filled out some paperwork, went through a preliminary test where I was told my right left was 1/2 an inch shorter than my left and then had a couple x-rays taken. I've never had x-rays taken at a chiro's office before and while I'm not sure if they were necessary (b/c they charged me for them) they did show that the right side of my pelvis is rotated up which makes my right leg seem short. Dr. Griffith explained this all to me and then he did a few adjustments to get me back to even. I felt much better after leaving his office. I'm sure it was 25% physical and 75% mental, but it doesn't matter. The total bill today came to $156 but future visits will cost $36. Ouch! Anyway, I scheduled a second appointment for Monday.
Distance: Rick Wemple would call it 10 miles
This morning I woke up relatively early and headed over to the fitness room here at the Lodge. I used the elliptical for 30 minutes. It sucked. Tried the stairmaster for 10 minutes. It sucked. Jumped on the bike for 30 minutes. It sucked.
However, while I was on the bike I received a call from Dr. Griffith's office and they said I could be fit in at 10:15 am. Sweet. After opening OK Runner with Gustavo I headed up the street to visit my new bone bender. I filled out some paperwork, went through a preliminary test where I was told my right left was 1/2 an inch shorter than my left and then had a couple x-rays taken. I've never had x-rays taken at a chiro's office before and while I'm not sure if they were necessary (b/c they charged me for them) they did show that the right side of my pelvis is rotated up which makes my right leg seem short. Dr. Griffith explained this all to me and then he did a few adjustments to get me back to even. I felt much better after leaving his office. I'm sure it was 25% physical and 75% mental, but it doesn't matter. The total bill today came to $156 but future visits will cost $36. Ouch! Anyway, I scheduled a second appointment for Monday.
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