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03-30-2024, 12:13 PM
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My old friend....
In 1988 they rolled the first Stairmaster into the health club I was working at and a lifelong "friendship" was struck. Very quickly I decided to make an attempt at doing a "marathon" 26.2 miles on it and completed quite a few once I realized how important electrolyte replacement was!
 I don't put myself through that any longer, but have done quite a few half marathons over the last 15 years. I'm down about 10% speed-wise since my late 20's (can still do an 8.5 mile hour!!), but when I think of all the hours and "vertical miles" it's kind of crazy. This morning while doing a 10k my old friend started making a little noise, so I pulled it apart and did a clean and lube job and installed some new parts I had stockpiled and got it "purring" again. I just thought it was time to pay homage to one of my favorite inanimate objects. I can't imagine what life would have been like without it! I brought it home from the studio a few years back!
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"One small heart, and a great big soul that's driving" Last edited by fitness1; 03-30-2024 at 12:21 PM. 
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03-30-2024, 01:20 PM
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Nice story, thanks for posting! In contrast, I guess my favorite (other than guitars) is my reclining chair!
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03-30-2024, 02:52 PM
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 I can tell you that none of my clients missed it for a second when I brought it home. "That's too hard" was the typical comment.
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