Yay!

Wow was my treadmill ever running poorly! Who knew?!? I got on today, a little nervous, not sure what to expect. What a fabulous surprise. It runs so smoothly, frankly I can't remember when it felt this great.

I didn't know what I was missing. Thank you Rick, king of treadmill repair!

Started 2/1 today, and it was fabulous. So far, all runs have been fabulous, to the point where I can't wait for the next one. This solidifies that I made the right decision in starting at square one. Wooo!!!

We're back in business!

Treadmill dude was here today. It didn't look good. He said the belt was really rough and probably dirty underneath and in need of lubrication. HUH? We were told when we bought the mill that it was the type that never needed lubing! I was NOT happy. So t-dude says that he can replace the circuit board, but the belt may need replacing too because they ALL need lubrication.

An hour later we're up and running (so to speak). Turns out it wasn't as bad as he thought, though certainly well used. The damage, $320. :( I guess it's better than shopping for a new one.

Since my cold weather running duds are still too small for me, and tomorrow calls for temps in the -30C range again, it's good to know that it's there. No excuses.

Now if the mill lasts another 3 years, I will have considered it having paid for itself. When I bought it my goal was to have it last long enough to cost me 50 cents a day. Before today's investment, I only had one more year to go...

As to my goals, I missed out on most of them. I didn't get in the distance (but I'm expecting that, because I'm not at that yet as I'm starting over). Steve found the bike pump, so now that there are no more treadmill parts all over the place, I can start biking. I didn't do anything 'new' this week, but I'm ok with that as well, as I have 12 weeks for grace there.

While it's not a great week goals wise, I did get all my scheduled walks/runs/strength/crunches 40 minute minimum in. So it is a success.

Lovely Day!

Lovely run today. Steve was off, so we ran by the Canal. After a few -20C days it was a balmy 0C and lightly snowing. Just beautiful. They hadn't plowed the sidewalk yet so we ran/slipped back a few inches, but it was glorious!

Today was my last day of 1/1. Yippee! I hate 1/1... so boring.

Sunday starts 2/1 and I can't wait!

The temps are supposed to drop to -30C overnight (with wind chill). I'm so glad I scheduled treadmill repair dude for tomorrow. If it is indeed the console circuit board, we're going to be set back $250 :( I hope it's nothing worse than that. I suppose it's better than looking at a replacement!