I kept it up for a whole 10 minutes!

And that's not bad considering that's the first time in years...

Well OK, that's not totally true, this was the Xth attempt of the day... in a very short space of time... I had to keep stopping and get my breath back.

The initial burst was about 30 seconds... it nearly killed me.
Maybe I was going too fast.
I tried again; 40 seconds...
Fighting for air
My god, how *do* people manage this every single day?
Heart pounding
So I had another bash...
And another...
Was it the heat?
Was I expecting too much of myself?
Maybe I was pushing too hard, I should take it easy...
And then
At last
Oh joy
Oh bliss
Must have looked like an old codger at it
Nice and slow
Ah, that's better
Find my rythm
That's good
Take it easy...

And, like I said, I kept it up for a whole 10 minutes.

And now I ache. It hurts where it's not hurt in years...

Oh, the things I do *tsk* And all because I was asked nicely to remind her, to get her up for it every other morning...

It will either kill me or cure me!