I really should have just hunted down that gif, because I'm giggling watching it.
But I didn't. I went through the motions of the day. I wasn't really sad. But I wasn't happy. I wasn't anything. Maybe a little bit tired. Maybe a little bit bored. Mostly gray. An absence where my normal joy for the day would be.
While I was setting up my bike trainer I was wondering what was wrong with me.
I never did figure it out, because I started biking.
5 minute warm up
1 min just left foot
1 min just right foot
1 min just left foot
1 min just right foot
1 min norm
10 mins HARD
10 min recovery
And then I sat there, on the coffee table, next to my bike trainer, dripping sweat and grinning. The bike was tough. Pedaling with one foot sucks major balls. During the "hard" section I cranked up the gears for the first time (finally!), keeping it above 21mph, whimpering a few times, yelling a few times. My quads were pissed. But it will get better. With practice. And the cool down. 18mph became a recovery pace.
And then there I was. Done. Dripping. And full of joy, light, life, happiness. Everything that had been missing all day was just pouring out of me.
And I realized. Feeling down? Go for a run! Which means. One of "those people."
My friends confirmed I've been like this for years. My husband told me I was an addict.
Who cares. I felt great. I still do. Endorphins are cool, man.
Endorphins and a metric fuckton of sweat.
The End.
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In other news, I'm running Ragnar this spring with a bunch of rando people I met online, and Aspaeris is one of our sponsers. In addition to giving us free shorts so everyone's ass can look as good as mine during the relay, they're offering 50% off their shorts for everyone.
The code for the sale is "cooleronline". Because we're all lamer in person. Well, I am.
I don't have my free pair of shorts yet, so I can't tell you if they're awesome, or if they promise you love, steal your wallet, and leave. I just know they're having a sale. And I'm supposed to tell you about it. So, boom. Done.
That was the best post ever. I love Arrested development so I enjoyed the "sad" clip. I like that you killed the sad with sweat. You are badass, per the norm. Worked up a good sweat too!
ReplyDeleteFirst up, the Aesperis shorts really are awesome. Second, I'm "one of the those people" too. Third, metric fuckton is my new favorite form of measurement. Is that more or less than a metric shitton? In my head it's slightly more.
ReplyDeleteI am dying from laughing so hard -- the two of you together is obviously a good time!! =)
DeleteWoooo Ragnar! WOooooo sponsors!!!!! I'm excited to see the shorts. I need new shorts. I have one pair from Old Navy that is legitimately AT LEAST five years old (possibly six or seven) and is finally falling apart, and one from...Adidas or some shit.... that I kind of hate. So yes.
ReplyDeleteI just recently went through all the Arrested Development shows on Netflix, and am now anxiously awaiting the promised movie. LOVE love love love that show.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with everyone else who's ever read your blog, and probably everyone who's ever known you. You are bad ass.
Great post. "Those People" are the best kind of people to be. Constructive versus destructive behavior - all good.
ReplyDeleteCheck you out sweaty! I've never taken turns just pedaling with one leg. Wonder if I would injure myself?? I'm not the most coordinated.
ReplyDeleteMy quads live in a state of pissed at me I think.
I don't realize how much I need to run/ride whatever until I don't. And then it takes a while to figure out why I'm feeling so off-kilter.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the one-leg pedalling on a trainer. I've tried on the paved trails and it was not good. This would maybe be a safer introduction.
And metric fuckton is brilliant.
I heard Arrested Development is coming back but I fear they can't capture the magic of the original seasons. That show was so damn funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd my ass will never look as good as yours unless you agree to a transplant and trade my little-person butt for your butt. That would be awesome and weird.
I like the sweat there at the very bottom of your neck, top of your collar bone. Clearly I don't know the "official" terms for these locations.
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