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June 28, 2011 by MCM Mama 6 Comments

Or, thank goodness for Ellipticals!

Yesterday I managed to teach Shoo to ride a bicycle without actually hurting myself.  He would have kept biking all day, but he’s seriously lacking in common sense when on the bike, so I had to run with him every time.  Eventually, my calf told me it was time to stop.

Today, thanks to a babysitter, I hit the gym.  Amazingly, my calf actually felt better on the elliptical than it does when I’m walking!  I got in 30 hard minutes on that, 5 minutes on the rowing machine (my calf did NOT like that), and 10 minutes of lower body strength training.  Then I raced home, picked up Shoo, and we headed to pick up Jones from nature camp.  Too bad I didn’t eat – they would have been happy to spend the afternoon playing in a creek…

Right before they jumped in the water…

Tomorrow, I head back to the gym and then to the pool…

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  1. Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Blog says

    June 28, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    I hear ya! There has been so many times I have turned to my elliptical and been so happy to have it. Now if I only had a treadmill.

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  2. Tri-Living...Together says

    June 28, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    I can't seem to like that machine.. It makes my feet fall asleep :/

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  3. Alecia says

    June 28, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    The elliptical makes my knees feel weird unless I go backwards.

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  4. Amanda@runninghood says

    June 28, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    The creek looks fun but the elliptical…ahhh, I feel like such an uncoordinated weirdo on that thing but you gotta do what ya gotta do!

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  5. Char says

    June 29, 2011 at 12:37 am

    It's great that you've found some way of maintaining your fitness while you sort your calf out.

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  6. Marlene says

    June 29, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    AWESOME that you found a good way to put in a workout without bothering the calf.

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