I got to pick my car up on Tuesday but had errands to run. Wednesday I had more errands to finish, especially looking for a shipping carton for our fancy coffee maker and I wanted to do it before the flood watch warning rains started. Which means that I finally had enough items checked off my To Do List to be able to go to the gym without a worrying errand list lurking in the back of my mind. Of course, since the weather is rainy, my head is as foggy as the skies overhead. I really hate feeling hungover when I haven't had any adult beverages. I'm finding my tolerance to alcohol keeps diminishing as well so I'm happy with half a glass of sangria these days.
As I loaded my car with my gear, I looked down at the grass and saw what looked like an out of place mossy green rock. Or a weird leaf. It was neither, but a wee turtle. With a very long tail, I could tell it was a snapping turtle hatchling. There's a pond behind the neighbor's house but the overgrowth is thick and impassable for humans. I have wetlands behind my house and a stream that only exists when it rains. The pond isn't very big but the lake is two roads away and probably where the hatchling was headed. I picked it up and put it across the walkway, then thought better of it and put it in an empty flower pot. I'd take it to the lake when I got back from the gym, assuming it was still alive and not a snack for a hungry bird or other creature. And I'd have to scan the rest of the yard because if there's one hatchling, there might be others. Turtles lay a lot of eggs in a nest.
It was raining hard when I got to the gym and I was happy that it was mostly empty. Of course, Wind Breaker was on elliptical #3. I got on machine #1. Halfway through my program, another fellow got on the machine between us. I didn't get close to 2.8 today. My legs had no energy and my head was all fogged up. At the pull-up stretch cage, I spaced out for a minute or two and couldn't remember whether today was Wednesday or Tuesday. I hate that feeling. But the longer I exercised, the better I felt. That did not translate into better pull-ups though. I did my entire cardio routine and went home to check on the turtle.
I found a second turtle right along side the car after I got my gear into the house. It had stopped raining so walking to the lake was relatively pleasant. I did find a third hatchling on the road just past my driveway, but it had met the unfortunate fate of most wildlife on roadways... squashed by vehicles and drivers who can't see them. I put the two little turtles at the water's edge where there was plenty of foliage to hide from hungry fish and birds. And then I gave each one a gentle push and one immediately took off and swam away. Mission accomplished.
25 Sept 2025 12:25-2:36
Thursday All Cardio
Flood Watch Warnings
Precor elliptical #1
Program 1
Time: 30 + 5 (5306)
Distance: 2.75
Cal: 300
Avg Hr: 129, 185-73
New FB: 42-128
(1:04)
HGPU 16.5
Matrix StairMaster (R) (1:15-1:25)
Manual timer 8+2 cool down
Minimum 5 minutes
Speed 5 (48-45) / 2 (36) / 1 (29)
Steps 453
Floors 28
Cal 68
Hr 113
HGPU 16.5 (super spacey!)
Life Fitness X-Trainer #3
(1:37-1:52)
Program Manual
Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15
Distance: 1.23
Cal: 112
Avg Hr: 110-116
HGPU 12 + 3/2s (2:00) I am so tired
20 Hip Bridges (2:07)
20 Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
10 Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 25 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 25
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Stretch / eye yoga
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