Brainripples

I've long wondered how long it would take to walk to work. And I had left my car here last night since I walked over to the Esplanade for the concert, and then went home with introverte and the kids. And it was 65 degrees with a pleasant breeze this morning. And I haven't exercised in five days. And the T is undergoing construction so I'd have to get off at Reservoir to change for a bus to Kenmore and then back on the train, so going by T was going to take about 90 minutes anyway.

It took two hours, five minutes to walk 7.5 miles. (I know, many of you run that in under an hour regularly. Those same people also solve the NYT puzzle in half the time it takes me. :-)

( Partial timings, if anyone cares )

So introverte and I now own an elliptical trainer. Turns out I'm in as bad shape as I thought. Saturday night was my first attempt; I lasted about eight minutes. Last night I paced myself a bit better and lasted 20 minutes, although that was only one mile at the second-easiest level.

But it's a start. And having it right there near the bed, staring at me, means that I have a decent shot at keeping at it, as opposed to all the other times I've tried to add an exercise regimen to my life, when I've not had time to get to the JCC or go for an afternoon power walk around the Longfellow/Museum of Science loop. I might even join rawr_comm for the motivation.