We only have one treadmill in our building. Most of the time that is enough, more than enough most people would say.
I did my swim session first. I was busy with other things in the morning today and did not get up to the pool until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I did 25*100 m and I was ordered to use both paddles and Pull buoy. Fin(e) with me, and for some reason I still got tired.
After the swim I got changed into my running gear, and I needed to eat something. Something that I doubt I have ever used in training before – an energy gel. Clif Bars “Double Espresso Shot”! I normally eat a banana or some other kind of fruit, I live in Thailand after all and we normally stack stuff like that at home, but today we only had pineapple and I had that for breakfast.
So there I was, in order to get some energy into my system I am gulping down this terrible gel only to find out that a little girl is walking into the gym – my gym – to use the treadmill. I like to think of it as my treadmill and I know I shouldn’t.
I check with her father – how long will she use it? – 20 minutes he says. I decide to run outside to begin with. Why not?
At four in the afternoon there are few reasons for not running outdoors
1. The sun. We love it but when it shines too much you know…
2. Traffic. With two expensive schools on this street we are bound to have lots of BIG cars driving up and down the street around this time. Our street should really be a oneway street, that is how wide it is – if it wasn’t for the canal that is at the en of the street it probably would be.
3. The market is opening up. When I get out of my street I end up on Sukhumvit and the market that is on every day there is about to open around this time…
So I reach Sukhumvit and I realize why I hardly ever pass through this market. I had my music (ABBA obviously- I am Swedish) blasting in my ears so I did not really hear anything – but instead I could smell more, and therfore I ran faster.
I was out for 21 minutes and when I came back, my treadmill was available again. So I finished the session in another 39 minutes and was satisfied with todays effort afterall.