A City I Can't Pronounce...

February 16, 2013

Well... We got to our hotel at 4:30am. I got up and moved to my hotel room, and then fell back asleep for a few more hours. I got up around 11am- due to the noise from the surrounding rooms. I drank some water, and eventually had one of my mini protein bars. (My favorite flavor too! Cookies & Cream) I stayed pretty mellow for a while; Kinda hoping to fall back asleep for a bit. But it just wasn't in the cards.

Eventually I also had a Fiber One Brownie. I needed a little extra kick! I headed to the gym around 2:45pm. It was not a great gym. Very few options. Especially on weights. There was just a multifunction weight machine. To do my crunches and sit ups I actually had to put some towels on the floor. But I got in a decent workout. (Especially considering how worn out my body is getting by the end of this tour!) Here is what I did -

At the gym.

• Cardio - Treadmill - 15 minutes - 1.33 miles (2min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6.5mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2 min at 6.5mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph)
• Weights - Circuit - 300 movements total - 25 lat pulldowns at 50lb, 25 crunches. Repeat 3 more times. 25 leg extensions at 50lb, 25 sit ups. Repeat 1 more time.
• Cardio - Treadmill - 15 minutes - .94 miles (1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 5 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline)

It was a nice workout. I look forward to getting home soon and recouping a bit and being able to hit the weights a little more though! (Especially being in my usual gym!) When I got back to my room, I had a few Chime's Ginger Chews as a boost.

Backstage.

 By 5:30pm, I went and picked up some food. I got a chicken ranch wrap, and some cole slaw for the bar and grill at the hotel. It was really yummy! Then it was time to get ready for the show.

On the bus. It was -11 degrees F
outside!

I met Dad at his room at 7:30pm, and we were escorted down to the backstage area. I snacked on some crackers backstage. The show was at 8pm, and it went great! We got done and signed, and that went good too. Then I hustled back to my room and got all my stuff and moved it all to the bus. We started on our 14 hour plus drive at 11pm. (Yep, it's a long haul!) So I ate some peanut M&M's and wheat thins. It is really hard not to munch while on the bus with nothing else to do. It is a big struggle for me. And yeah, I kinda failed that today. But it could have been worse!

Panorama view from my seat on the bus.

Eventually I made my way to my bunk and retired for the night; knowing that I would wake up in- or at least closer to Salina, Kansas.