Tough Spin Class

Yow!  Spin class today was HARD!!  Our instructor's favorite phrase was, "Take it to a 9! A 9!"  She decided to do long 5-minute intervals with a 2-minute "break".  Really, the break was taking it back to a 6 or 7.  We started with a seated climb for 5 minutes at a 9, had a 2-minute break, then did it again.  The same pattern repeated with a standing climb, then sprints.  Oh, man, those sprints hurt bad!  I've never sweat so much in my life!  My shirt was almost completely soaked.  During the sprints I kept chanting to myself 1:08! 1:08!