I actually thought that i had achieved a decent level of fitness with my running efforts. Tonight's experience was a stark reminder that i have little or no athletic ability. I could keep up with maybe only 50% of what was going on. The only thing that kept my legs pumping was the determination to at least finish and not slink away with my tail between my legs, especially since Mark (our instructor for the night) was nice enough to point out to everyone that it was my first time. In perspective, it was actually a good thing that he did that - otherwise i would have walked out halfway into the workout with no one the wiser.
Maybe it wasn't all that bad. It felt like one of the weekly speedwork sessions i had to go through while i was training for the marathon, with my legs turning to jelly and my heart racing at a mile a minute. Honestly, i did like it enough that i want to do another one. Maybe if i get the hang of it i'll buy a real bike and start training for a duathlon. Anything's possible.
In other news, after a week of not running (i only did a grand total of 2 miles last week), my right shin no longer hurts. I think i'll go for an easy run tomorrow.
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| Taken from http://ehac.com. That's Mark in the middle. Quoting Wayne and Garth: "WE'RE NOT WORTHY!" |
