oh man, this heat, this humidity…is KILLING me. welcome to dc. i know. i KNOW. but i still hate it. its muggy and hot and gross everywhere, even inside.
this morning i hit up a spin class i don’t normally go to bc it was pouring out. and hot and damp and gross. so gym was the only option. and i just was NOT feeling running in this thick air. god, i’m such a BABY!!! i am, i know i am. and i have accepted it. so should you.
frankly, the teacher sucked. i will never take her class again. she was a terrible leader, clearly wasn’t a rider, didn’t set any sort of tone for what kind of workout we were going to be on, had so little energy (though who can blame her in this muggy air?), and was so quiet i had no idea what our cues were so i ended up just making up my own workout along with her positions. oh, and her music blew.
it’s amazing what a difference a shitty spin instructor vs an awesome one or even a just OK one can make. the combo of her complete suckiness and the intense humidity in the spin room, made me all hot and pukey. i was DRIIIIIIIIIPING way more than usual (and THAT is saying something), but too pukey to take in a whole heck of a lot of water while i was riding, which was only making me feel worse.
i had my new cycling kicks on so i was, in theory, not working AS hard, but to be honest, i hadn’t had a great workout in awhile, and i really wanted to take the new kicks out for a test ride, so i may have been pushing too hard. either way, i had to take a few breathers and i didn’t get a post spin workout in at all, which just pisses me off mentally. but, once again, i’m trying to listen to my body. it was done so i went home.
i will say this though, the shoes make a world of difference. i have a lot of learning to do in them, but right off the bat i can tell they will make me a more efficient rider instantly. i can’t wait to get them on the road!
