[Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!

Thu Jan 1 05:10:12 UTC 2009

Ashley,

This was a special spin, people had to sign up for in advance.
CarlyAt 08:40 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>Carly,
>Good for you.  Spinning on New year's eve.  I am spinning on Jan 2 
>but may workout tomorrow.  But since its jan 1 no classes held.
>Ashley
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Carly Mihalakis" <carlymih at earthlink.net>
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>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 8:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!
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>>My New Year's Eve
>>
>>Today I got to spin with my favorite instructor, ever, for 2, count 
>>them, 2 whole hours!
>>And by the way, I mouth words to the songs with which I am 
>>familiar, which isn't many at spin class.
>>Happy New Year, everyone!
>>Carly At 03:27 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>>>Joe,
>>>Thought I was the only one who sang to the music in class.  Well 
>>>I'm not. I'd like to participate in a spinathon.  Maybe next 
>>>year.  My gym has one for an hour and a half too with several 
>>>instructors; I was out of town and missed the last one.  Sounds 
>>>fun and something to be proud of.
>>>
>>>Ashley
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
>>>To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
>>><sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:52 PM
>>>Subject: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well Saturday I had one of the toughest days I have had in a 
>>>>while. My buddy and I had a nice upper body lift for over an 
>>>>hour. We got very manly in that we worked chest and biceps 
>>>>reaching our max in both muscle groups pushing until we could no 
>>>>longer push. I decided a couple things during this lift that I 
>>>>previously thought but are now cemented. I like curls with 
>>>>dumbells better than on the machine and I hate, no really I hate 
>>>>it, the butterfly machine.
>>>>After this lift, we go stretch/ chill out in the sana for about 
>>>>twenty minutes getting a better sweat going.
>>>>After saying goodbye to Ryan and peeling off the sweatshirt as my 
>>>>concession to the unknown, I walk into the spin room. The most I 
>>>>have ever spun before in one class is sixty five minutes in a 
>>>>class a couple weeks ago. Normal for us is 45-50. The spinathon 
>>>>is one hundred straight minutes. We are informed during warm-up 
>>>>that last year a lady did the class without water. The gauntlet 
>>>>has been thrown down I see. Done. The first and last twenty 
>>>>minutes were a lot of warm-up and cool-down so we were looking at 
>>>>sixty solid minutes of hills and sprints square in the face. We 
>>>>had five different instructors, one per twenty minute segment. 
>>>>They were fresh and worked in on one bike.
>>>>I am proud to say that I finished the class with my water bottle 
>>>>still sealled. I was awarded race m.v.p. as they said I worked 
>>>>really hard and provided encouragement to the rest of the group. 
>>>>I joked to my friends that it was because I was "the blind one" 
>>>>and remarked to my classmates that  I have never been rewarded 
>>>>for being the loudest before. I am the dude who bops and sings to 
>>>>the music most of the way through and shouts "KICK,  KICK, KICK" 
>>>>to my fellow spinners as the hills get tougher and the sprints 
>>>>more plentiful. Great after class treets were  the bananna, wheat 
>>>>bagel,  orange slice, and trail mix I devoured  at the end. We 
>>>>also got a plastic coffee mug with lid for participation, I am 
>>>>a  total sucker for those things.
>>>>The entire workout was through by noon. I showered and felt 
>>>>energized the rest of the day. Sleep came early and easy before 
>>>>ten. This is highly unusual. The word to be used for Sunday is 
>>>>probably fatigued. From hip to feet, I was toast the whole day. 
>>>>It was manageable but noticeable.
>>>>Monday arrives and I am fine. To quote Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, 
>>>>"I'm back in the saddle again"
>>>>When your gyms do events like these, do  them! I have already 
>>>>asked that this become a much more regular event.
>>>>Be well and sorry so long, I wanted to share with my group. You 
>>>>guys are my heros.
>>>>Joe Shaw
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