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February 09, 2005
Weight Lifting
Frances and I visited the gym yesterday afternoon to start lifting again. I was rather proud of myself, having brought all of the weight tables that listed what each of us should be lifting at various percentages. However, my bubble quickly burst when I realized that I am now in South Africa and thus everything is in kilograms instead of pounds. I know rough conversions, but now I need to sit down with my tables and figure out the exact kg weight I should be lifting. Life is never simple, I guess...
I went running for 30 minutes yesterday morning before I was forced to abort my run, so I continued my workout in the afternoon with 20 minutes on the bike. This morning, I ran for 45 minutes around campus, which is somewhat monotonous but decidedly more interesting than running on a treadmill. There's a circular drive that runs along the fenced-in perimeter of the campus which is 1.75 miles long. It wouldn't be a very good idea to run outside of the fence, and the track doesn't open until 8:30, so I have a feeling that I'll get to know the circular drive rather well before I leave. The difference in temperature between 7:00 and 8:30 is astounding: as soon as the sun comes up, the day gets exponentially warmer. Despite spending most of the day indoors and only training outside before the sun gets strong, I have a much deeper tan than I would have expected. At least it's not a sunburn.
Posted by rgutwin at February 9, 2005 04:50 AM
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Tans are fine; just make sure you don't peel, because Frances might not tell you about it. :)
Posted by: Diana at February 9, 2005 08:40 AM
"Life is never simple, I guess..." - amen sister.
Posted by: Paul Gutwin at February 12, 2005 10:08 AM