I still don't know what to name it. Speedy isn't sitting well... Maybe I can call it SCOTT...
In some feeble attempt to feel worthy of a bike, I went to a spinning class at my mega gym last night. It was okay. I'm out of shape, not new news, but disappointing news. Where my quads used to feel like powerful motors that would get me up that 'hill' or allow me to increase my cadence with confidence, they felt like cold limp noodles saying "what in the WORLD are you trying to pull?!" The instructor at this one was better than ones I've encountered in Chicago in the past-- at the end of the class, though, I learned that she was subbing for the regular instructor. Go figure.
Today I ran 7 miles, though, and that is somewhat exciting. I ran it slowly-- and this run six months ago would have been one I did on a day I wasn't feeling well, but it is the farthest distance I've run since the boot, and for that I will be grateful. My motto is 'once is luck, twice is skill,' so we'll see if it's legit in the next day or so.
I work the next three days in a row, so my new bike won't see daylight at least until Tuesday. Then it's a matter of weather and what not. And if I've gotten the guts to ride the darn thing. Details.
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"Once is luck, twice is skill."
Thank you Jamie, the YMCA lifeguard instructor.
I was also a fan of "Put your arm above your head! It will open your airway!"
And you know that no spinning instructor will ever measure up to Heidi.
And Speedster or Scott don't really seem like appropriate bike names...I'll do some brainstorming and get back to you.
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