So as you all know.. or maybe you all kind of know. I went for my Cycling Certification last
Saturday. WELL… let me tell you when I
get something in my head, I really should just get it out!!!.. LOL...
I have always loved cycling and have a bike trainer at home that I
trained for triathlons on and well I kind of thought it would be a really great
idea to… I don’t know.. add cycling instructor to my resume… ?!
NOW before you all go laughing because of how much is
already on my plate, there is a good reason I am thinking this will benefit
me.
(1) I will be able to teach
something I love.
(2) I can train and
stay in shape while “playing”.
(3) I could do it part time and make a little
extra cash.
SO let’s go back to Saturday the day of the certification
seminar. The morning was all lecture
followed by a nice hour lunch, a 2 hour practical where we would pick a song
and be tested on our ability to lead a class and then an hour to take the 100
question multiple choice/matching/fill in the blank and part essay test.
SCREECHING TO A HALT… that’s what happen
when my tired arsh body who btw was up the night before doing homework.. WHO SAID WHAT???!!!! .... about picking out a song to do what?!!!
I guess in my little mind of minds I thought that they would
teach us how to lead a class .. not TEST us first. I was petrified. I didn’t think I could do it. I mean I wasn’t even sure I had any music on
my phone, let alone ACTUALLY SPIN AND TALK! So after the initial panic and
stuffing myself at lunch with a breakfast sandwich, cinnamon scone and coffee.. DON’T JUDGE! LOL... I
prepared myself to die.
I am not normally nervous to be in front of people but to
actually do something of unique intelligence like talk and pedal and try and
teach something I wasn’t sure how to do WELL… Thankfully we had a fairly large
class with about 30 people.. and I was third to last.
I don’t remember much of anything ... other than smiling… and he said I
passed. I guess that out of body experience should be helpful in these
situations. Now I just have to wait for
the results of my exam portion, which they said could be a week or so to grade….
Feeling fairly exhausted both mentally and physically (from cycling for
two hours prior to my portion of the practical), and just having no brain cells
left after an hour test, I found my self at home contemplating how the hell I was
going to do a long run the next day for my marathon training.
SO this happened… and
Then I couldn’t walk for two days.. well couldn’t walk well. So what better way to recover than going to a cycling class… Happy Cycling.. or NOT.
I think there might be a lesson here.. not sure though... give me a minute... I am sure I will figure it out...
