A followup on St. Pat's Day, and the NYC 1/2 will be broadcasted on NYRR TV! Excited about having this race broadcast, instead of following blog and twitter feeds - always a thrill to watch any race in the Big Apple, especially with a field that is absolutely LOADED!
Monday, Mar 14 - 8 miles (62:30). My evening fantasy baseball draft combined with the impromptu blizzard/rain that covered the STL area made running outside almost impossible. So I went over to my friend's apartment gym after work to reconnect myself with his treadmill, an adversary I have conquered in the past. A girl was watching the news, so emersed myself in the state of Japan as the first few miles went by pretty quickly. But then the situation got interesting as this other beastly woman decided to hog the gym fan (switched off from oscillating, and pointed the fan in her direction). This, coupled with the 5 or so people working out in a small place, made the gym temperature rise to ridiculous Death Valley levels. Since I am technically not a resident, I couldn't really raise a stink, so gutted it out since it was cold and rainy outside. Legs felt fine, but picked it up when the treadmill, not very reliable as previously documented, decided to shut down with less than half a mile remaining. At this point, this was adding fuel to the fire. Restarted at a fast pace to finish out, got my sweaty butt out of dodge. Light corework afterwards. Lost a good 15 lbs. in sweat from the heat...
So the word of the year for all people out there, whether you are in a gym or on a track, is "etiquette". Everyone should do it. Most forms of etiquette are very simple, and don't need any explanation (i.e. don't steal the fan for yourself in a small, hot gym, don't hog the fast lane of a track if you can't run a 15:00 minute mile, etc.) Please review the definition below, then contact me if you have any questions. And yes, I am a bit salty over this...
etiquette [ˈɛtɪˌkɛt ˌɛtɪˈkɛt]
n
1. (Sociology) the customs or rules governing behaviour regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life
2. (Sociology) a conventional but unwritten code of practice followed by members of any of certain professions or groups
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