[Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!

[Robin Melvin]

Carly,
Actually, People it was 3 hours, not 2 hours.
Some people have problems, typing numbers.
Sorry, Carly. I know this because I also worked out on New Year's Eve 
for 3 hours and 15 minutes on the elliptical machine while you were 
in spin class.
Robin
At 05:24 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>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" 
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>>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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