Hey Tasha,

Actually REALLY good instructors can do an awesome class off of the bike; some of the best ones do. S/he should spend the time walking around and checking client's postions, HR, percieved exertion, etc. But, it sounds like this one was just not so good. I've only run once since my last post and that was only 22 minutes, with some walking in there. I think I should should probably back off some of the speed and go for the mileage, but I'm afraid I'll get stuck at a slower speed. I am very comfortable running at 5.5 or 5.7 mph. I did one of the Cyclo-Zen DVDs today. It was 30 minutes of yoga and an interval ride on the trainer. Oh my God. The yoga was OK (I've never done it) and I didn't feel too uncoordinated, but the riding was so hard. It was 5 repeats in the big ring for 3 minutes, with a one minute rest between each interval. Each time I had to put it into a harder cog, too (I only used 3 though). And, you were supposed to be doing this at a 100 rpm cadence! I could barely get above 75, with bursts to 82. So if I do this once a week, like you're supposed to, I hope to get up to an 85-90 cadence, which for me would be a lot. Normally i ride at around 75-85 in an easier gear. I'm finding that I haven't been going to the gym much and we have plenty of stuff now, set up in my loft at home. I am not going to start the official Cyclo Core training, with the 12 week program until December 1st.

Robyn