spin

This morning went to Laurie's class with abs after. Same as usual but seemed easier than usual.

PF yoga

Tonite went to Heather's yoga class again. She is calling me Rick for some reason now. We did plow and head stand, my back is kicking right now.

Lakeshore Bridge and LAF Yoga

This morning, after going to the gym to attend Nancy's spin class only to have it be full already when I got there (25 mins early), I ran instead to the bridge and back, 3.43 miles. Later in the afternoon went to Taylors class, except she is visiting her grandmother and a sub was there. She ran the class quick, hard and no frills, good deal.

Geronimo and PF yoga

This morning I ran Geronimo trail, for the 20th st. trailhead up to the Buena Vista viewpoint and back. That is one tough climb, the trails are pretty nice on top tho. Amazingly there was no water at the viewpoint. About 5 miles. Early in the evening I went to the new athlete yoga class at pure fitness with Heather. It was a little different, deconstucting some basic poses and making them much harder in the process.

LAF yoga

Teri's yoga class this morning. Good class as usual, reversed triangle is a bitch.

PF yoga

This morning went to a class at Pure Fitness with Jonna. Not the hardest class in the world but she makes you hold the poses longer than most and I liked it and will try to make it again.

PF yoga and Mormon-National

This morning went to yoga at the gym again. Class was way to easy, but that didn't stop the instructor from correcting me on a chaturanga, even tho the problem is all about my elbow and I told her so, oh well. Around lunch I went to south mountain, the Mormon trailhead this time at 24th st. Ran up the incredibily steep trail, to National and to the last peak before the buena vista overlook. I was just too tired to make it the last 1/2 mile or so. It is very cool up there on top of the mountain, more or less level with the radio towers. About 6 miles.

Perpendicular

This morning ran a route from the west loop area, perpendicular to the Beverly and Javalina trails, up and over the ridges on rougher trails to test out my new trail running Kanadia's. Crosses Javalina and ran another trail more or less parallel to it until it petered out, then onto Javalina, to Ridgeline, down from it onto Beverly and the west loop and back, about 5 miles.

LAF yoga

Went to Taylor's class this evening. She is really mixing it up and increasing the difficulty, its a very cool class to attend.

Wellsite and LAF yoga

This morning ran a slow 4.9 wellsite route down the canal in the ever increasing heat. Later in the afternoon went to Taylor's yoga class at the gym. Great class, she kicked it up a notch.

Pima ridgeline

Late this morning ran the ridgeline again, this time fom the parking lot to a high point past the end of Pima canyon. Turned around and went back to Beverly canyon, then onto Pima canyon and back to the car. It was the first hot day running this year, about 5 miles.

LAF yoga

This morning went to Teri's class at LA Fitness. Good hard class as usual, nice to have a break from Bikram frankly.

Rural

This morning ran to Rural and back, 4.37 miles. Nice day out.

Pima ridgeline

This morning ran up Pima Canyon to Beverly Canyon, up onto the ridgeline, this time way past the end of the canyon. Right before a huge hill, scrambled down to Pima wash off the trail, then down the wash to the end of Pima canyon, and back. Really beautiful up in the wash, saw some bats and lots of lizards. About 6 miles.

Bikram day 15

After taking it easy all day, I went to the 4:30 class with Ben. Class went great, I held right side toe stand pretty much the entire time and left almost the entire time, felt good afterwards. 15 days in a row, a break sound pretty good right now.

Bikram day 14 x2

This morning had a good class with Reba. Later made the brilliant decision to go to the 4:30 class and try to do two in one day, always wanted to do that. Kat was teaching and I made it ok thru the standing series, only had to site out second set of standing forehead to knee. The floor series was another thing entirely. I sat out about half the poses and did a piss poor job of the rest. My arms fell asleep, I couldn't sit up or even lay in savasana, it was horrible. I think it was about dehydration, after I came home I starting shivering, felt very bad. After a couple hours and gallons of liquids I finally feel like a human again.

Bikram day 13

Class this morning with Kat. Had a little chat with Oscar before class, he is on consecutive day 105. Held a 5 mississippi namaskar on left side toe stand this time.

Bikram day 12

This morning had class with Reba, had a nice talk with her beforehand on the couches. Class went very well.

Bikram day 11

Easter yoga this morning with Helena. The class was packed since they canceled half the classes today. I had the best ever right side toe stand, 3-4 seconds in namaskar.

Bikram day 10

This morning went to Amy's class. A little low on energy but made it thru ok.

Bikram day 9

This morning went to class taught by Kat again. I was a tired camper for some reason and struggled a bit.

Bikram day 8 + racquetball

At noon today went to another Reba class. Small class, went smoothly. A couple hours later played a couple of good games with Jordan.

Bikram day 7

This morning went to a class taught by Reba. Everything went great, there were a couple of casualities. The girl in front of me left after a couple poses and a new girl in the back passed out cold. She came back in a little later and finished the class tho.

Bikram day 6

Class this morning with Kat teaching. Feeling much better and the classes are getting easier each day.

Bikram day 5

Thanks to all the stuff I took last night I slept thru the night and it showed in class today. Reba taught and I had a much better class, and a free brownie at the end.

Bikram day 4

Coughed from 11:30 to 3am last night, then went to 10am class with Helena. The room was cooler today and the class went a lot smoother for me.

Bikram day 3

Amazingly enough, after about 2 hours of solid coughing in the middle of the night, I made it OK thru a class this morning. Amy taught and I took it easy as best I could and didn't almost pass out this time. Oh and there was a very beligerent biker dude leaving when I was waiting for class to begin, it looked like he was going to beat up Ben.

Bikram day 2

Went to noon class with Allison. Had a very tough time today, had to sit out second set of standing separate leg head to knee, came very close to passing out again. Made it through camel ok this tho, and felt better by end of class.

Bikram yoga

Went back to Bikram today, the reopening at the old studio location. The new floor is great, the ventilation system is good too, but it was 109 in there today, I almost passed out in camel. Reba taught the class.

PF Yoga and LAF Yoga

This morning went to my first yoga class at Pure Fitness, instructor named Heather, way to easy, but she was nice anyway. This evening went to class at LA Fitness, was happy to see that Taylor was teaching, best gym yoga class I have had so far. Did enough downward dogs to choke a horse today.