Sunday, March 23, 2008

(No) Spin Zone

I did a lousy job getting physically ready for The Walk, so this time I thought I should do some sort of training. Nothing serious, just enough gym time so my man boobs wouldnt shake when I drove over a speed bump.
So I joined a Spin Class at my gym with my friend from work Mooney.
I got there 15 mins before the class was supposed to start and already there were people warming up. Mooney and I got two bikes all the way in the back row and in a corner. As it got closer to start time the room quickly filled up. The crowd was mostly female, all in way better shape then me. Everyone was in spandex and tanktops while I opted for baggy Old Navy sweatpants and t-shirt from my favorite college bar.
Enter the spin instructor. A woman in her late thirties who resembled Tony Little, but with bigger legs. She introduced herself as Dawn and judging from over the top excitement she was not on her meds that night. As we warmed up to begin she signaled me out to the rest of the class that my handlebars were too high and told me to adjust. I have trouble sharpening a pencil, and this proved to be a bit of a challenge. Dawn assumed her position on a mini stage and go her I-Pod ready and I fumbled with the handle bars. "Ready?", she called down to me from her Athletic Olympus. Sure thing Dawn!!.
So we all got our feet moving for our first mountain. As I got ready for position "2" my handlebars fly off and I almost hit my chin on the bike. The women next to me looked at me, and if she could drag her bike further away she would have. I had to get off and adjust. Dawn called down some encouragement, but if this was an actual race the chase car would have picked me up and handed me a Big Wheel to finish.
After that it wasnt that bad. Dawn sang along to the tunes. A good amount of Gwen Stefani and Pink. A country song was played proclaiming how nice it was to be a country girl, I attempted to relate but losing my virginity in a Wal Mart parking lot kind of lost me. 15 minuted into the ride I burped and realized that Subway on the way to Spin Class was a bad choice. Dawn called out to me and said I looked great, I silently prayed that the disco light above her would crush her like the Wicked Witch that she was.
My view of the man with the very tight ass was alright for a little bit, then I would look around the room and wonder if anyone realized how stupid we looked. Dawn told us about hills and valleys and I didnt see them but got concerned over mountain lions and falling rocks.

When all was said and done my ass killed, I was drenched but felt pretty good. Dawn asked if I would go back next week, I said only if there was more Gwen next time.

2 comments:

Alex said...

Love this. What I wouldn't give for pictures.

S.Vincent said...

can I just say that I am VERY upset that neither of you informed me of a new mission and thus a new blog? Must I ALWAYS do everything myself!? If my webby-sense wasn't tingling, I would have missed out on this all togethor