Third

I took another spin class last night at CycleBar. First of all, let me just say what I LOVE about CycleBar besides the workout:
-they give you free water bottles
-they give you a (new) free hair tie if you've forgotten yours
-they have fresh, clean towels waiting for you on the bikes
-you get a pair of clean cycle shoes that clip into the pedals so your feet don't feel like you're trapped in a cage

Not to mention it's shiny and new and makes me want to go everyday.

But last night something kind of cool happened. I went to the Throwback Thursday Class (every class is themed which I LOVE) and when you sign up, they take your info and put your name up on a screen in front of the class. You can opt out of this if you want, but I like to see my stats so I opted in.

The instructor would show us our results every few songs and I kept seeing my name next to the #3 slot. I kept thinking it would change the longer the class went on -and at one point I dropped to #14 during the sprinting- but it stayed the whole time. And so at the end I came in 3rd out of 27 people!!! Doubting myself as I always do, I asked the instructor if there was something wrong with the screen and she told me my numbers were awesome. I still can't believe it. 3RD PLACE!!!

So maybe I'm not as weak as I thought. Maybe I should stop doubting myself. Maybe this isn't as hard as I think it is, especially now that I've found something that I really enjoy.

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