I began today’s spin cycle workout nice and easy. While listening to a book on tape, via my iPod, I sat and spun away. I had an hour long cross-training workout in mind. My legs have recovered nicely from yesterday’s race, but there remains a bit of an ache to my low back. As I listened, I found myself smiling, laughing, and feeling sad as the story played out. Then the story began to head in a different direction. The kisses were getting more passionate and I began to wonder just how far the couple was going to take it. I hoped that the narrator wouldn’t describe all of the juicy details; I was in my work gym for goodness sake. I didn’t want to find out. I quickly switched my iPod to my favorite playlist and in doing so I intensified my workout three-fold.
I cranked up the resistance and came off the seat for a steady, sustained, standing climb. I stayed in the climb for three songs, sat down to get a drink of water, and resumed the climb. For the entire spin I thought of what it meant to be focused. I reminded myself that each workout is for a purpose, and the only way that I assure my BQ is to be focused in each of my workouts from now until June 17th. By the time I exited the bike, I was so sweat soaked that you would have thought that someone had poured a cooler of Gatorade over my head (as they had done post Superbowl win). I showered, dressed, and then ruined it all with a chicken sandwich and fries.
