It's On.

With the fundraising emails out, the training blog revamped, and Monday spin class conquered, I’d say the 2011 training season is well underway! Actually, while it might be hard to tell from the blog (I promise, we’ll resume a regular posting schedule soon), we’ve been back on the saddle for the last few months.

Unfortunately, given this year’s record snowfall levels and excessively rainy Spring, our training so far has been confined to the spin room. But helping motivate us through the dreary weather have been a series of grueling 2 hour spin sessions with our bike team at the Porter Square Ballys.

Now for anyone who hasn’t experienced this particular gym, let me paint you a little picture: With no windows, all black walls, and an inhumane lack of anything that might promote air circulation, the Ballys' spin room is essentially a pit of despair. Throw 30 hardcore cyclists into the mix, and it doesn’t take long for all of the mirrors to fog up like some twisted, adult version of 7 minutes in heaven… except that it’s 2 hours in hell.

But hey, this kind of training is what will set us apart once we can finally get out on the road. At least that’s what I’ve been telling myself to motivate through these torture sessions.

Thankfully, tonight’s class wasn’t quite as intense because on weekdays I spin at my normal gym, Healthworks, which is … um… a slightly different gym-going experience than Ballys. First of all, the spin room has three – count them, THREE – walls of windows that look out onto Porter Square. And, most importantly, the room has AC AND fans.

This. Is. Living.

But of course, what you gain in amenities at Healthworks, you lose in raw athleticism. In fact, the Monday instructor Jon has a habit of showing up a few minutes late and hopping on the bike while still wearing a white button down shirt from his day job. And while I’ll admit there’s something disturbingly sexy about a man on a bike wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tie (don’t judge me), it doesn’t exactly inspire a balls to the wall workout session.

That’s okay though. Every class can’t be a 2 hour torture session. NOR SHOULD IT BE.

The PMC is about a serious cause, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be fun. So to make sure that doesn't get lost, we’ve cooked up some extremely fun new features for the blog (to match its snazzy new design). In the coming months you’ll see product reviews, bike maintenance videos, interviews with cancer survivors AND MORE.

So get pumped, and while you’re at it, get to donating!

Donate for Roger Ebert...

Cancer sucks.  Plain and simple, but upon watching this Im reminded of all those who overcome and make the best of what this disease lays upon them.
This TEDtalks is [per the usual] heart wrenching and inspiring. Take 20 minutes to watch and I guarantee this will make your day brighter.....
I have my legs. I have my voice. I have everything I need and everything I don't need.



link: http://www.hulu.com/watch/232234/tedtalks-roger-ebert-remaking-my-voice