Spinning Etiquette
I love spinning class. I can’t get rides in during the week, so it’s the next best thing. But really, correction: I love spinning class with Coach Monster, McBlessings and a scant few others. I have had some bad spinning experiences to date, outside of my little Concourse Athletic Club bubble. Yes, a bad spinning instructor is […]
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby
I had my second baby on New Year’s Eve 2008. Two months after that, I waddled to the gym and stepped on the dreadmill. I won’t tell you how much I weighed, but suffice it to say, I gained eighty (yes, that’s right) pounds in the pregnancy. I ate carrot cake every night during my […]
Bothersome Happiness
I am pretty happy these days. And I love the fact that my happiness actually bothers some people. Maybe I come off cocky or self-indulgent. Okay, I can see that. Maybe at first read. But… as I have said 100,000 times – I don’t write this stuff to make people like me, or to make myself look […]
Operation: Do Not Get as Big as Boat
So, I started this new job (love). But I am all off kilter with routine and schedule, I don’t know which way is up. And workout? Today? Nope. Boo. The simple fact that I drive to a new office is throwing me for clumsy loops. Not surprising. I am Swim Bike Klutz, afterall. The Expert […]
You Lose Closet
At some point, I must slow down. I am feeling a little frantic with life in general. Maybe that’s just life. But for me, it seems like when I cut out one thing, I add two more. I don’t think training for a half Ironman is too much to ask, but somehow, I think cleaning […]
Swimming and Stripping
The Expert and I decided to spend Mother’s Day at Lifetime Fitness – squeezing in a swim while the kids were in the play center, and then getting the kids and splishy-splashy with them in the pool. I am somewhere around 600m, when I see someone wander to the pool deck, carrying a small dry […]
Triathlon Smells….
….like heaven. Okay, so maybe I’m weird. But I love smelling like a pool after a swim. Today, I had a tough, tough swim, which ended with three short time trials. I felt great after the workout, which finished up with 3×50 at 0:53, 0:52, and 0:51. Then I had a breakfast meeting. Each […]
YIP-PIE
YIP (yoga in public) was a joke. The Expert and I are accustomed to getting our baby yogi-buns kicked by Tony Horton and the P90x yoga routine. The YMCA class was a hilarious walk in the park. We walk into the studio, which is dimly lit. About five minutes until class starts. The instructor is up front, […]
YIP
Today’s workout is 1600m swim, followed by yoga. I have never attended a yoga class, but today is the day. My knowledge of yoga is limited to Tony Horton and Yoga X, but I feel as if I can do Downward Dog and Warrior I without falling or farting, so I think I am ready […]