Day 6 - Off The Wagon & Onto The Rocking Horse

So Wednesday night didn't end with just dinner @ Hell's Kitchen... it continued well into Thursday morning, and despite the valiant efforts of my good friend Excedrin, I was in rough shape for most of the day Thursday...

However, my training schedule doesn't have any sympathy for my lack of self-control (and soft-spot for mojitos...) and I had to drag myself to the gym to at least clock in 20 minutes of running...

Since I'm still a transient, living off the kindness of my friends in the Financial District, I have started using the New York Sports Club on Water Street - it's kind of small, completely unlike the 5-story one I'm used to at 86th & Lexington... however, unlike the absolute zoo that is the 86th St gym, the Water St gym is a veritable ghost town at 7 p.m. I love the fact that I NEVER have to wait to use the weights or any of the cardio equipment. I had my pick of treadmills, and managed to run for about 22 minutes, with a pace starting at 6.0 mph and peaking at 7.0 mph (total distance of approximately 2.3 miles). Even getting a little bit of a sweat REALLY made a difference and I felt like a new person after I showered.

I followed up my quick run with an incredible dinner at The Rocking Horse Cafe on 8th Ave in Chelsea with my good friends Ken and Jay. The Mojitos and Sangria (do you detect a pattern yet?) are phenomenal, and the Scallops were, well... when AREN'T scallops delicious!? If you're in the mood for another great upscale-Mexican experience in the Big Apple, definitely head down to Chelsea for The Rocking Horse!