Let’s start with the good (?):
– Monday: 3 miles. Feeling good. A bit slower than I like but then a friend told me it was 90% humidity and I felt much better about my pace.
Monday Part 2: 500 was a Beyonce inspired class and apparently that meant entirely lower body with some slight boxing and push ups. If you are curious what a Beyonce work-out is…. as Brittany just summarized beautifully: hit yourself in the butt with a bat and then do a 1000000 squats.
– Tuesday: 2.5ish miles. I do not understand Fred Fitness numbers for hill sprints. He says 45 min…. it took me 28 min…. and then I said whateves Fred Fitness:
Dis my view… if I go in this direction… and to the left is the zoo. THE FREE ZOO. I heart Chi town.
Tuesday Part 2: Free Community class at Soul Cycle! While I can’t afford their $30 classes on the regular or their adorable but insanely priced workout gear, I can afford a free class. My butt was incredibly sore from Monday. In fact it’s Wednesday and I cancelled my morning class because my butt was still sore.
So now the bad… last week I noticed I had a rash along my back and decided it must be from my new Athleta pants which I didn’t wash before wearing. I finally consulted a dermatologist because a friend made me (what a good friend) and as it turns out… I have shingles. SHINGLES! Who gets shingles?!
No, but seriously?! Apparently you can develop them when your immune system is low and either I have a high pain tolerance or mine aren’t horrible, but it’s a constant burning sensation with lots of itching. Luckily, I got some meds that may or not may not work, but this won’t stop me from my training.
Horse pills… are we sure this isn’t viagra?
Train through the pain?
P.S. It’s not so much pain as it is constant burning and itching… you know… like a sexually transmitted disease, except on my back. #Baller
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