After 3 weeks of travel including visits to Chicago, Gettsburg, Richmond, Hilton Head, Savannah, Ducktown and Oak Ridge, Tn we're back home. Managed to eat out and still my weight on November 11th is the same as on October 15th exactly 183.8 pounds! Amazing!
Did manage to exercise along the way at least 3 days a week. In Sandusky found a gym built to honor a local donor. It was a great little place South of 80/90. Amazing that a little town had such a nice facility (pool, indoor track,basketball court, day care, etc) It's part of healthclubs.com IHRSA network. The network entitles user to a discount. It cost me $5 to $10 per day.
The Richmond Athletic Club was so-so, but a BIG improvment over Hampton Inns and Marriotts "Fitness Rooms!" The Marriott in Cherokee, NC had one working treadmill and bike. The bikes in most hotels didn't work right. I had them set to Max resistance and could barely get my heart rate up to target.
Breakway fitness in Hilton Head was the best. Cheerful staff (dress for Halloween...the "good/evil desk clerk was really cute!), good equipment, so-so locker room. Managed to take a spinning class. It was there that Donna gave me the most intense massage ever, bordering on torture. But I felt fine the next day!
The best was a 12 miles bike ride on the beach on my "recovery day."
The VERY best was an early morning workout in Oakridge, TN with a dear friend at "The Rush" a very cool gym.
Originally posted November 2005
