Up and at it already?

One of the hardest things to do is getting rid of old habits and creating new ones.  I am on holiday break from work, it is early morning and I want to do is sit on my couch and watch SportsCenter. No can do today, it is time to get up and get at it.

I made it out to the gym this morning despite the "Blizzard of 2010" which all over the news. we are very fortunate to live where we do because when ever there is a weather related episode here in the Greater Boston area, the entire rest of the world stops having problems. It's true! I get up to the snow right outside my window that is predicted to last at least six more hours, and nothing else in on the news. Nothing.  If I lived in any other part of the world Imagine, everywhere else in the world can take a nap, do some shopping or read a book without fear.

At the local exercise arena I was greeted with a smile by the only other person in the place. A gentleman who had arrived in a pick up truck with a shovel, broom and lots of snow in on the bed. I changed my footwear for fear of dirtying the floor, and headed to the treadmill mp3 player playing  CCR's  "Hey Tonight".

Performed a two minute walking warm up, ran a 5.5 mph pace at a 2 percent incline for forty minute, cooled down with a four minute walk at 3 mph for a total of 4.8 miles.

On the treadmill I have discovered several variation of running tempos and variations to stay interested in staying on the flat gerbil wheel. I'll be testing them out over the next few weeks as it appears to have snowed here according to local weather reports.