Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 172

Day 172 After being cooped up all day inside, avoiding the rain and hoping not to lose power or be evacuated, Nicole and I ventured outside for a workout. The weather had really improved. In fact it was quite nice. I know this didn't mean the city was out of the woods but the sunshine made me feel optimistic that worst was behind us.

We ran to my go-to playground do a circuit workout on the equipment. After doing a series of 6 exercises we ran a loop around the neighborhood then came back and repeated the same circuit. It felt really good to get outside and get some fresh air. We were going a little stir crazy at home.

Today's Workout:

Approx. 600 m run

Playground Circuit Workout

• Walking Lunges Approx. 20 metres
• Push-ups x 30
• Chin-ups x 10
• Squat Jumps x 20
• Hanging Knee Raises x 12
• Tricep Dips x 30

Approx 1000 m run

Repeat Circuit

Aprrox 1000 m run to Riverbank

After finishing our second circuit we ran to towards the 14th st bridge to check out the river bank. It was incredible. The speed and power of the river was amazing. We hadn't run all that far from home. It made me a little nervous to think about how close we were to the river. When we got home Nicole was checking the internet for flood updates. Our neighborhood was still in the clear, but we realized that we were about one block away from losing power. I feel really fortunate that we weren't affected by the devastation but I am deeply concerned for my friends that have had to leave their homes. I pray that they can return home as soon as possible.