Four what?

I have decided that there are certain hours of the day that should really be left unknown, unvisited, and just downright unexplored. I have found this time of day to be in the wee hours of the morning around 4:30am. I don't know if you've ever really been awakened at this time of the morning on a regular basis but holy crap does it hurt. (I wanted to insert a photo of my alarm clock going off at 4:30am this morning because I thought it would be a nice touch to this blog but I was too tired to turn the camera on...not kidding).

Most of us have had to get up at this hour at some point to maybe catch a flight or what not and others of us have stayed up that "late" after an all night lovefest with alcohol and friends...or if you're me, an all night lovefest with your friends sans alcohol but with lots of chauffering. The difference with those situations is that most people don't have to do it on a regular basis AND most of the time the latter is on the weekend so you have another day to "sleep it off."

Every Wednesday for the months of May and June I get to see what happens in the world at 4:30am and let me tell you, so far you aren't missing much. I'm doing a series of indoor cycling classes where you bring your own bike and it gets hooked up to these special indoor trainers and a computer system. The computer system changes the resistance on the trainer which makes it harder or easier on the rider. We watch an image that is projected on the wall that shows where the hills are and all kinds of data that I won't bore you with here. It is an incredible workout for an hour and a half and pretty much kicks our butts every morning.

So back to 4:30am...Did you know that "After Midnight with Blair Garner" is STILL on the radio at that time which means a program that started just two hours after I went to bed is still playing?! That's just wrong. Also at that time TV programming hasn't switched to back to "normal" TV. It is all infomercials and "paid programming" which means the other morning while I tried to wake up and eat some breakfast I learned all about how my colon is completely stopped up and basically killing me from the inside out. BUT...if I ordered this stuff it would clean out my colon (which probably means I'd be on the loo for a week) and I would look as gaunt and unhealthy as the man selling it. Let me know if you'd like for me to purchase on your behalf. I believe it is called the "Almighty Cleanse" and no I don't know if God is endorsing this product or not but it must be a religious experience based on the title. I can only imagine.

So all that to say, getting up at 4:30am hurts and makes a day very long. The good thing is that doing these classes is making me a stronger cyclist which is great. If I have to feel (and maybe act) like this crabby baby below once a week it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. Only 9 weeks to go....