Intervals Day 2

I know so little about exercise, that I mistakenly referred to yesterday's workout as intervals, while in fact it was circuit.  TODAY was my interval day.  To help out, I downloaded a nifty little interval timer on my iPhone that alerted me every time my 30 seconds/2 minutes were up.  That was about the best part of the whole exercise.

Do you remember when you were a kid and there was nothing you wanted to do besides ride your bike?  For hours and hours you could ride that bike!  Somehow, as you get older, it seems way less fun.  Maybe it's just me-but it is some serious work now!  I'm guessing the hills, beach cruiser, freezing rain, and random patches of ice don't help the situation (See, I'm making excuses again-shut up and exercise, Erin!)

Regardless of the above factors I set out for a 5 minute warm up, and then 30 minutes of intervals.  Getting stuck going up hill on a 30 second rest was a bummer.  (then again, going down hill on my 2 minutes of hard workout was a bonus!)  I ended up stopping 2 minutes early, after I walked up a hill.  I was pretty sure if I kept riding I would not be getting back home on my own!

WOOT!  One more day of exercise accomplished.  I can't tell you how many times on my ride I said to myself "I can't do this!"  or "I'm going to go ahead and go home now."  But, it feels good that I didn't give in to my self doubt and just finished what I set out to do.