Ballin' Beginnin'

So today was the first day we were officially allowed to coach, even though a few of us have been coaching for the past few days. It was really cool, because I wasn’t allowed to pick and choose which groups I worked with. I worked mostly with younger kids, but I also had college classes. Unfortunately, my beard is too scruffy for the boss man’s liking so I need to get rid of it. Other than that, my day went great. I learned a lot actually coaching, and all of the coaches who were supervising me let me be in charge of most situations. It was pretty fun. One of the best parts of the day, albeit the most tiring, was doing a five mile Airdyne sprint with Mike Boyle . I nailed it in 13:28.;e did it in 12:31. The man can still go.

            As many of you may know, I hate running and really any other cardiovascular workout. Outside of my brief foray into CrossFit, it has never really been my thing. But I knew as soon as I walked into the room to hit the Airdyne, I needed to sit close to Boyle and show him I can work hard. Even if he looked at me for a total of .2 seconds, I biked the whole thing like he was counting my seconds. Even if no one is there to watch, I always assume dogging it or giving a crappy effort gets back to the people who matter. Giving it your best when someone is looking is pretty easy, but doing it on your own is a completely different matter.

            But seriously, f*ck Airdynes.