18 Aug – Still Spinning? – 45 mins / 10 miles

Ok – so I don’t have gout – at least that’s what the blood work says.  So it’s probably a stress fracture in my foot and I shouldn’t run for a while.

But I need to get my heart pumping.  So I went to the gym today and sat on the exercise bike and pedaled away.  I also watched the table-tennis tournament at the Olympics so that was pretty amazing.  I went for about 45 mins and made 10 miles on the machine.  Spinning – that’s what they call it right? – doesn’t get my heart going as much as running, though.  My max heart-rate peaked at 150 and this was after MUCH effort, compared to the 160 plus average that my heart goes at when I slog.  I guess my legs just aren’t used to cycling.

Anyway, I don’t have much of a choice since my foot is still swollen and I can barely fit it in a shoe. Maybe my neurotic fears about running have materialized in a silly injury cause my unconscious wants to keep me from going!