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I am so exhausted this week.  I swear that I am still coming down from the general anesthesia at the hospital on Monday.

My sexy hospital outfit :)

I rested that whole day and I cannot wake up, two days later.  Yet, here I am at work.  So, yesterday I went to my new gym, Dolphin Fitness.  I had gone on Friday night to sign up.

Here is my recap of Dolphin Fitness (Amboy Road, SI):  It was seamless.  Two forms to fill out, no credit card info (I have nightmares of gym contracts past) and I was free to work out.  It's a great gym.  I mean, it's missing all the bells and whistles of some NYC gyms, but I do not need a blu-ray player in my elliptical machine.  The main floor is all cardio machines.  There are a few of everything so no one has to wait.  Downstairs is the weight room.  They seem to have all the machines I could possibly want to use and a nice free weight and dumbbell space.  I am still working through my intimidation of weight rooms so I went down there right away to face my fears.  I did some machines that I am familiar with and then some free weights.  It was a Friday night so I was not surprised that it wasn't crowded but the clientele also seems mixed between genders and ages.  All in all, I was definitely pleased with my Groupon purchase.

So, (as I was saying) I went to the gym yesterday morning.  They are open 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. Monday through Friday which is perfect for me!  I got there about 5:10, picked up my membership card and started on the elliptical.  I did 35 minutes on that.

Elliptical - Done!

Then I ran for 3 minutes.  My deal with myself was that I would try to do 2.5 minutes, so 3 was a victory.  But it did not feel good.  So I stopped.

Oh treadmill, how I miss even you!

With that, I need to make it official.  I need to official withdraw from this year's marathon.  However, every time I get to the website, I can't press it.  Help!  I know it's too late for ":what if's" but I cannot seem to do it.  Any advice?

Are you exhausted this week or is it just me?
I need some specific sciatica exercises? Anyone?