An Afternoon with Dr. Phil and Oprah on the Road to Nowhere

Yesterday, I ran my last long run before the Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday. Since the sidewalks are now sheets of ice due to the thaw, I was forced into an afternoon of daytime TV shows. Let me tell you a few things that I hate about running on the treadmill:
1) The "marathon" treadmills are directly aimed at Fox News. I always catch Brit Hume, who is actually not bad, but sometimes his guests are a bit bland.
2) The road to nowhere is paved with good intentions by the staff at Alaska Club. Many treadmills automatically stop at 60 or 90 minutes of running. This is unpleasant.
3) Watching Daytime TV (have I mentioned it enough?). Dr. Phil and Bill Cosby were on today. They "fixed" three kids on the show. I hate the "Kabam! Your son/daughter is FIXED" mentality that this show propagates.
4) Watching Ricky Martin tell me that Tsunamis are bad things. There's nothing to make your run more positive than watching someone visit Thailand right now.

But, the positive is, I ran my long run! I feel if I can make it through 18 miles of Treadmill, I should be able to brave Las Vegas.