RUN Week 7, Thursday 12/23 - Spinning December 24, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , trackback"There's been too much cheese and chocolate going around."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Spinning Room
Terrain: Mixed
Time: 1 hour
RPE: 7 (hard-heavy)
HRR: 154-174 (Aerobic High)
HR(avg.): unknown.
Thursday, December 23, 2005
The Spinning Class
- High spinning, low gear
- Lots of 2's and 3's positions
- "Mashing" the high gears
- "Sits", "Stands", and others …
- 15 minutes - Easy-to-Moderate flats.
- 20 minutes - Intervals: 3 minutes of each w/1 minute recovery: seated hill, standing climb, jumps (4 count)
- 15 minutes - Sprint and speed work (110 rpm).
- 10 minutes - Endurance ride on flats.
Synopsis
- Upshot: I got to workout with Berta and Jess!
- Downside: I feel really pudgy in my chamois today.
- What I'm most proud of: That I made myself leave my office just in time to make it to spinning; I was contemplating bailing.
- What I would do differently: STOP EATING CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE!
Overall
There's been too much cheese and chocolate going around. People are complaining about getting the flu, a cold, or being sick of the rain. I'm getting sick of delicious foods! How am I supposed to control myself when I'm feeling hungry all the time and there's a ridiculous plethora of candy, cookies, cheese platters, and chocolate truffle gift boxes! (I blame running and cold weather.) I know I should just say, "No, thank you," but when am I going to really have this chance again? (Wait, I suppose next year.) Aside from that, how am I supposed to turn down Lindt Truffles? Have you ever had one of those? It's seriously like a little piece of heaven laced with crack. It's a good thing the bag only holds 12 or so.
Ignoring my blatant obsession with food, lets talk exercise. Today was a good workout. I haven't been cycling outside with much success, and I didn't want to run today because I'm worried about my 9 mile run scheduled for tomorrow. I just wanted a good cardio workout with some friendly company minus wind and rain. And Friday has spinning at 10 AM!
I squeezed work in before heading over there and it was really great to go to Spinning and see my friend, Berta. Her niece came along, too, but poor Jess. She's so tiny; she doesn't have a lick of natural padding on her anywhere so the bike was really giving her grief. I'd have loaned her some chamois, but she would've fit her whole body into just one of the legs, so it would've been pointless.
Anyway, it was Tony conducting the class and it was a good ride. I like Cherri's 5:30 AM spinning energy, enthusiasm, and challenges, but Tony offers a little something different. He focuses on the body, the form, positioning, and harps on setting and keeping a consistent pace throughout. I'm always amazed at how an instructor can completely change a stationary Schwinn bike into something unique during his or her class. Overall, it felt as though it kicked my booty, but in the end, I actually felt better and more energetic. I even ran a few errands before heading home to have more cheese and chocolate with my parents and family friends. I almost can't wait until Xmas is over so I can resume a "normal" eating and workout schedule again … Now, that's crazy talk, isn't it?!?!
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