Spinning = Awesome + Intense

So for two weeks now I've taken advantage of the free spinning classes offered at our gym; and I'll be honest, I like it.  At the random suggestion of one of my buddies, I went to the 45 minute long class two weeks ago.  I thought it was a great workout (I could tell because I felt both exhausted and energized afterwards) and that led to signing up for the same class this past Tuesday.  Although my selection of a bike (absolutely key in this class) was subpar the second time around, the class was even more invigorating with even better music.

The instructor is...fiesty...but great at what she does, including picking out a playlist that works perfectly with the workout.  Just to demonstrate that point, this last workout ended with the Moby re-version of the James Bond theme.

I definitely want to keep this up; spinning is a great way to have an intense and awesome workout in a short period of time with some great music and friends.  Plus, if my 40-something CEO can do it every morning, there's no reason I can't do it at least once a week.  :)

rat race results

We got our Rat Race 5K results tonight.
Jen = 38:00
Brian = 34:25
Neither of us made our goals, 35 and 33 respectively. On the bright side though, we both now realize how hard the Pig 10K is going to be in a couple of weeks and that we need to step up our workouts in the meantime. So we're going to do that, starting tomorrow :)

here we go!

Brian and I participated in the opening ceremonies of running season yesterday by treking up to Loveland, OH for the Rat Race. Somewhere during the flat 5K run we decided it would be fun to blog about our 2009 running season, so here we are. Go, Craft, Go! is where my superior blogging abilities meet Brian's superior running abilities to create a diary of our experiences as newbies to the sport. This blog also serves to keep us both motivated to run solo while I spend my summer interning in Chicago. Also, expect the occasional picture of Wally ;)