This was my second dance with Carolyn Mellace and with a full house in the CS this Sunday morning; the heat was turned up full with all of us in pedal stroke synchronicity. Carolyn Mellace a petite physically gifted specimen with flashing eyes fixed on high beam and a neon smile that sets off her riveting countenance.
This spinning class unique unto itself had me running low on gasoline by the 50th minute. It might have been the combination of speed and resistance that had me so caught up in keeping pace with this female dynamo. She may be diminutive in stature but the talent wheel she spins is 10 feet tall. Truly here is another gemstone in the Equinox palace of professionals.
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself as much as I did but Carolyn’s choice of music felt like Shakespearean iambic pentameter. She had each interval choreographed perfectly and the condiment of her smile made it way more than worthwhile.
I don’t know just how many spin classes these old legs can handle but they will just have to make an adjustment to include Sundays with Carolyn. I can’t wait until next time. They boys in the locker room were all buzzing about how great this class was and how Mellace must be running on 93 octane. I totally concur. A spinning mate John told me she has an evening version on Thursdays, I want to catch that edition when that one goes to press too.
Spinning Choreography: Plays on Sunday Mornings at 10:15 don’t miss it.
Thursday March 29
The person that comes to mind when I revisit some of the spin instructors of the past two years and miss most is the Blue Sapphire, Carolyn Mellace. I even started a blog in her honor but because of my schedule and her part time status, I had discontinued this particular entry. I am here to tell you though that the diminutive dynamo is even more fit than the last time I took on her brand of spin. Carolyn was always fun but there is a definitive science to her discography and call. She always has a bright smile but she’s here to show us how to work. And the class is always challenging. The Blue Sapphire a pro’s pro with a distinctive edge. You can see it in the way she attacks the pedal stroke whether it be a sprint or a steep hill climb. And she is the first instructor that introduced me to “jumps”. And never ordinary always EXTRA-ordinary Carolyn has us in and out of the saddle with grace and there is never a time where I feel any strain on my joints. The one thing I do experience is an elevated HR when we settle back down for the next
“road”.
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