You Say Bikram Yoga? I Say Bikram "No"ga.

The other weekend, I went back to Bikram yoga with Christy.  It was a Sunday morning, and apparently everyone else in town thought that was a fine time to go as well.  People kept streaming in, including the Speedo Guy.  He was super fit, super strong...and super, duper sweaty.  He stood right in front of the mirror, and right in my line of sight.  This was an issue during the class when the instructor told us to focus on ourselves in the mirror, because all I could see was this:

You guys, this was just him warming up before class even started.

During the class I was distracted by many things: Speedo Guy's sweatfest, my attempts to keep from falling over (too often), and the smell of the room.

Which is ironic since we don't even wear socks in class.

And of course, I had to figure out how to "manage" my own sweat.  Our instructor told us to let it drip, because wiping the sweat just makes us reabsorb the toxins back into our bodies. But when I'm upside down it all goes into my eyes, ears, mouth and nose.

And those sweet, sweet toxins are definitely getting reabsorbed.

I also had difficulties with some most of the yoga parts of the class.  During one posture we were told to put our forehead to our knee.  If we did not put our forehead on our knee we were doing it wrong (emphasis from instructor) and had not yet started the posture. 

Lady, if this is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Once we got to the part with the short bursts of savasana (still don't understand that), our instructor would use her most soothing voice to tell us to relax completely.

But how could I relax when I knew that 15 seconds later she would be clapping and yelling at us??

Yeah, not good for my 'om-ness'. 

So I really did not enjoy the class.  And I found myself very confused about something:  our instructor kept calling our clothes 'costumes', as in:

Man, was I supposed to wear a costume??

I wish I had known.  I totally would have coordinated with Speedo Guy.

Or at least we would have both had capes.  And I might have actually considered going back.  But I'm not.  

I'm done with Bikram yoga.


UPCOMING POSTS: RUNNING, SWIMMING 


I'm joining Yeah Write's Moonshine Grid this weekend. Come join me!

"Dang, You Look Good in Those Bike Shorts"...Said No One, Ever

I mean, really.

As I previously mentioned here, I was invited to be a race ambassador for the Dilettante Chocolate Women's Triathlon on June 15th!  I will be doing the Sprint distance, but there is an Olympic distance race as well.  It will take place at Five Mile Lake Park in Kent, Washington.

They have every category you can think of: age group, Athena, 2-person and 3-person relays, and a friends and family category!  You just have to be at least 12 years old by December 31, 2013 (and if you're reading this then I would bet you are).

While I have not been following a formal triathlon training plan, I did start focusing on biking since it is my weakest sport...aside from swimming.

First off, I TriGuy put cages on my pedals so I can pump with more power.

Oh yeah.  Feel the burn!

I have also been building my strength and balance and I can now bike one-handed.

I can even stretch my arms over my head, or rest my hands on my hips while pedaling!

Look Ma, no hands!

And if you can believe it, I have managed to hone my water bottle skills!

Well, sort of.

Oh. There's one little caveat.  I mean, it's just a minor thing, really.

I'm doing all this on my trainer.

In front of a mirror.

While watching movies on my iPad.

It's a work in progress.

So!  I'm getting ready for you--yes YOU--to do this tri with me! Do you want more motivation to sign up?  How about this:

You can get $10 OFF your registration by entering the coupon code TRI-INGDWT13.

Still want more?  Alright, check this out!

They'll have chip timing, chocolate, pretty tech race tees for purchase, post-race food with chocolate, finisher's medals, chocolate...what else, what else? OH!

A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!!



Who is joining me in this race?  
Are you interested in being on a relay team?  Let me know in the comments and I'll see if I can connect you with others to form your own group! 

*As a race ambassador, I was provided with a free race entry in exchange for promoting the Dilettante Women's Triathlon.  

UPCOMING POSTS: MORE RUNNING, SWIMMING, YOGA (MAYBE),  AND I'LL BE GUEST POSTING SOON AT THE SARCASM GODDESS' SITE!



I'm linking up with Yeah Write this week, and celebrating their second birthday with them!