Spinning

Spinning class was much better this week. We had a different instructor who actually had a workout in mind for us, and she played some great tunes. After stretching (our instructor last week neglected to do this) and warming up, we did hill repeats, this is when you increase the resistance to mimic going uphill, and then decrease resistance to mimic the downhill. This was tough, because our uphills consisted of seated climbs and standing climbs. Then we did loops of uphill and downhill portions, running, which is when get out of the saddle and "run," jumps, when you get up and sit back down quickly, while pedaling at a moderate resistance, and then we finished with some sprinting.
(I hope that my descriptions are accurate - I am not an instructor, just an observer.)

In any event, I think these workouts are key for me, because just getting me in the saddle is a good thing. I decided to take the rest of the day off, which I debated, because the weather wasn't too bad this afternoon. I almost squeaked my long run in this afternoon, but decided to save it for tomorrow. I would also love to get in the pool for a swim, but my neck is still sore, so I don't know if I want to push it just yet. We'll see how tomorrow shapes up.