It started just like any other day.
My alarm went off, I snoozed twice, and then I finally dragged myself out of
bed to hit the gym.
As is the case with most hotel fitness rooms, this one was pretty small.
I started on the rowing machine to get my heart rate up and, a few
minutes later, a woman came in and started running on the treadmill that was
just to the right of my machine.
I wouldn't have paid attention to her except that she kept stepping on the
plastic part at the front of the belt. I looked up at her face and she
was completely oblivious. She was beautiful,
though, so I gave her a pass.
When I transitioned to the treadmill, the beautiful woman started rowing and
was equally as uninspired. A few minutes
later, an attractive, middle-aged blonde came in and greeted her before
stepping on the treadmill next to me.
This woman was much more focused and surprisingly athletic.
I looked down at the TV screen on my treadmill and the Daylight
show was airing an interview with the stars of The Other Woman. At that moment, my heart skipped a beat.
I looked over at the rowing machine and thought to myself: “Am I looking at Kate Upton right now?”. Then I
looked at the treadmill next to me and realized that I was definitely running next to
Cameron Diaz.
Cameron must have noticed me staring at her because she looked over at me
and said: “Yes, that’s us on TV”.
I started laughing and said that it must be fun to watch herself
on TV. She responded: “Definitely…I
never really get used to it.”
With a giant smile on my face, I returned my focus on the
treadmill and tried not to appear completely star-struck. Cameron went back to her sprinting and I
listened to the rest of the interview while I ran. At one point, the caption on
the bottom of the screen read: “Hollywood mega-stars are in Australia”. I smugly thought to myself: “...and they’re
standing right next to me.”
Although we only exchanged a few
short sentences and a smile, the experience was one that I will always associate
with my trip to Sydney.
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