Thanksgiving Exercise

Yesterday was a great day! I started off with my favorite 9 mile loop. On that loop there's a 1 mile uphill and lately I've been slowing up for that. Yesterday, I felt strong and bounced up that hill. My breathing was under control and I could finally get a good deep breath.

I know that I am on the road to recovery. I just didn't think it would take this long. At the end of my run I saw over 100 cars...people getting ready for the 5 mile turkey trot. They were all looking for a place to park and hogged the road as I flew by. Well, I had to look good too!

After my run, I taught my annual 1 1/2 hour spin class at NYSC. There weren't any bikes available and there looked like people were going to fight over the ones that were there. Over 10 people were waiting for the class. The group exercise coordinator made an announcement that if people didn't get to their bikes 15 minutes prior to class she was going to give up the bike. Now that wouldn't been right. All the bikes were taken 40 minutes prior to class.

They made my girlfriend Doreen get off a bike because she's an instructor. The energy of the room was crazy the first 15 minutes. Someone yelled, "hey only 85 minutes more to go!" I knew we were in for a hard workout. A fun time was had by all.

When we were done, someone asked how many calories we burnt. I told her that we burnt of 1 pound, about 3,500 calories. All I know is that I really enjoy starting my day off like that.