Almost four years ago I touted my Peloton purchase in a Gheorghemas post. I have continued to use it regularly and although I haven't been able to drop my weight significantly below 169 pounds (and really, why would I want to) I am fit as a goddam fiddle. I routinely crank out rides of 11-13 kJ per minute (Danimal scoffs at that) and work up a mighty sweat but cool down in about five minutes. When I'm not doing rides I'm lifting weights or doing yoga. Not heavy weights or good yoga, but I'm trying (I hate lifting weights). If I'm away from home I'll do a run on the hotel treadmill or even outside (!) on the street. I have convinced myself that this shit is fun, worthwhile, and too expensive to collect dust in the basement.
So thorough is this self-inflicted Jedi mind trick that yesterday I completed my 365th day in a row of doing at least one Peloton activity. A streak, if you will. rob's wife streaked with me. She also participated in the ride I took to make the streak one year long.
Some of you will remember my last streak which ran sometime during the spring semester of 1996 when I went after Buck's house record for most consecutive nights out. This was a streak of an entirely different tone and tenor than my current health kick. Eventually I broke the record, and when I saw Buck I told him so. He replied "I don't remember setting a record like that" which means his streak destroyed his memory or he was full of shit when he told an impressionable freshman about his drinking exploits.
Unlike my streak of 1996, I feel no pressure with this one. In fact I feel good! I'm not keeping it alive just to say I did, I'm enjoying myself. I'm sure this streak will come to an end but it won't be a relief when it does.
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I am decidedly not fit as a fiddle right now and it bums me out. I’m in the “bumming dome” to steal a phrase from everyone’s favorite purveyor of cars in Orange, VA. I’m inspired by Zfitness.
ReplyDeleteAs a frequent wingman for Zed’s 1996 streak, I can confirm that a run of consecutive nights drinking pitchers of cheap beer and ripping lung darts is not a highway to fitness, even in your early 20s.
I'm not sure how I'd react if I saw Zman jogging down the street. It's not something I'd expect to see.
ReplyDeleteThe streak of '96 was a real grind. It's even better with the revelation that Buck doesn't even remember his streak. Did it even happen?
how long was the streak of 96?
ReplyDeleteFour years, if you were to ask the streaker's roommate.
ReplyDeleteOr a lifetime? I think it lasted 40-some-odd days. Marls was a trooper, chipping in on Tuesdays when everyone else was too smart to go to the Leafe. rootsy stoically suffered through my late night returns to our room, banging into things while smelling of beer and nicotine.
ReplyDeletebo noonan had a fairly epic streak back in the 80s, but i don’t know the specific total
ReplyDelete40+ days seems right. I'm a pretty sound sleeper, so the many late night 'bong hit calls' from Braxton Court in the summer of 95 are more memorable.
ReplyDeletemy wife was impressed by z's prowess. on the bike. sadly, all that riding may have impacted other things.
ReplyDeleteWe had a 45 minute session.
ReplyDeleteI ran up some good-sized stints, was probably too drunk to count that high
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the streak, Z. Impressive stuff.
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