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first_seventhe

Week #7 || Half-Marathon Training

Mar 28, 2011 12:33

Week #7 of Sev's Half-Marathon Training Plan:

Tempo Run / IntervalsLong RunEasy Recovery Runtotaltarget
Week #13.07 mi 5.4 mi 3.2 mi11.67 mi11 mi
Week #23.5 mi 4.85 mi 3.64 mi12 mi12 mi
Week #34 mi 6.6 mi 3.3 mi13.9 mi13.3 mi
Week #43.87 mi 7.5 mi 3.3 mi14.67 mi14.6 mi
Week #54.2 mi 8.9 mi 3.4 mi16.5 mi16 mi
Week #64.5 mi REST
Week #75.5 mi ( Read more... )

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Comments 10

deadshrimpblues March 28 2011, 17:11:09 UTC

I really hate it when people try to be gym buddies. I don't mean just smiling at another regular you see all the time or commenting on how fucking cold the pool is or even asking how that sixty-year old lady got such incredible abs, I mean trying to hold a conversation when I am in the middle of a set. I am not there to make friends; I am there to get my workout done and go home. I hate to be rude, but it's a pet peeve of mine and it never fails to irritate.

first_seventhe March 28 2011, 18:00:52 UTC

No, it really bothers me too: I do NOT want to talk, I'm there to work out. I don't mind saying hi or commenting on a set or something, but the "default to long conversation" thing just bothers me. And I don't see why it's rude. Personally, *I* would think it rude to just go up to someone who was very obviously busy doing something else and start to talk their ear off, but what do I know.

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first_seventhe March 28 2011, 18:03:27 UTC

I am so jealous XD I've gotten a lot of the friendly types, or even the ones who come up and try to adjust your equipment because you're obviously doing it wrong (!!!!!!!!!! seriously, maybe I'm doing it this way because I'm dealing with a weak shoulder, please don't change my settings because I could injure myself) - maybe it's the "friendly midwest" thing but ughhhhhhhhhh.

darcenciel March 28 2011, 18:41:07 UTC

Yeah, agree with Maria, that is just really creepy. Like, con-stalker creepy.

darcenciel March 28 2011, 18:40:28 UTC

lolz. I get people trying to talk to me on the train and the gym all the time. I actually give them the evil eye and stare them down until they get uncomfortable and leave. I suppose if that guy had come up to me, I would have told him I don't like making friends.

katmillia March 28 2011, 19:00:53 UTC

Ugh, okay, wtf. That's just rude. I don't talk to people at the gym. And this guy sounds like a douchenozzle.

salarta March 28 2011, 19:12:55 UTC

"He asked my name, what I did for a living, made some pointed comments about a book he was writing (which I didn't ask about), asked if I liked "making friends" at the gym."

HI SEV MY NAME IS CREEPY STALKER MAN MAY I TAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE WHILE YOU RUN? I WANT TO FANTASIZE ABOUT YOUR SEXY BLOOD PRESSURE TONIGHT.

"My question is this, seriously: Why do I have to be the bad guy?"

The answer is easy: you aren't. A reasonable, understanding individual that actually cares about other people would have taken the hint and backed off. From everything you said, he was working for his own gain, and he was miffed that your resistance shows there are limits to his attempts at charm used to meet his self-serving goals.

You're not the bad guy. He was.