40 minutes, 7.1 miles

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OK, I have now done two twenty minutes sessions on the trainer.

The first time I tried doing it while listening to This American Life. Unfortunately this doesn't work very well. I spent the whole time watching the clock and wondering why it was going so slow. My cadence was in the low 60s.

The second session, I tried playing some music and reading a magazine. This went much better, and in fact, every time I checked my cadence it was closer to 70.

I haven't done any intervals or anything, and I haven't pushed it very hard. My bike has touring gearing, and I'm spinning one of the middle-to-low gears. I don't have a gadget to measure heartrate, but I could tell it was elevated. I only sweated a little bit. One advantage of doing this in winter is that it's cold in here!

Elizabeth the cat interrupted me halfway through the second session. I had to stop pedaling so as not to kick her in the head, as she meandered about down below me and squawked at me. As soon as I stopped pedaling she went back to her heated cat bed and went back to sleep. I guess this activity disturbs her.

Now I have a new worry. I'm afraid a cat will get caught in the wheel. Yikes!

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Good for you. I'm really considering pulling the treadmill out of the extra storage room, and putting it in the middle of my parent's room, since they won't be back before the end of March.