Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I fell off the treadmill (almost)
Tonight I was at the gym and I am sad to report that I (nearly) fell off the treadmill! That's pretty bad. While I was doing my warm-up on the treadmill I decided to just close my eyes for a few seconds. Was I day dreaming? Was I trying to remember all the great runs I had this past summer? I don't know. But the next thing I do know is that one of my legs was on the side of the treadmill (not on the belt) and the other leg was still on the belt. This is bad. I was lucky -- I quickly lifted myself off/up using the arms on the side of the treadmill and just avoided flying off the thing. It must have been pretty funny to watch. No one around me even batted and eye in my direction -- which was fine with me because I was pretty embarrassed. Well, I've learned my lesson -- always pay attention (and keep your eyes open) when on the treadmill. No more closing my eyes and wishing it was 60 degrees and sunny outside. Next time I'll hit the track. That's all -- I gotta run.
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I've done that a couple of times. And once when we were at the gym in Watertown, we saw a girl completely fly off her treadmill. I don't like treadmills in general.
Adam! Careful, now! Treadmills can be very dangerous. Make sure your shoelaces are tied really tightly, too, or else they'll cause you pain and possible injury if you try to tie them while on the treadmill, or if you trip on them. I've done that. I'm sure everyone has horror treadmill stories.
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