Cold Shower #3: A Breakthrough

For my third cold shower, I decided to subject my body to slightly more extreme conditions. The temperature outside last night was in the high 30s or low 40s Fahrenheit and I went for my first run in, um, four or five months. This is coming from someone who doesn't really run. Unfortunately, all of the basketball courts in this town are padlocked because of the pandemic, so running is the most obvious option for me to get a little cardio. 

 I started my run climbing a hill towards the Jewish Necropolis. I sucked wind the whole way and I could feel my lungs screaming. In the end, I was only out for about ten minutes and only covered a mile of climbing and descending, climbing and descending. A disappointing showing to some degree, but as with most things, the first couple times out are the hardest to get through. When I got home, around 8pm, I gulped down a glass of water, cued up Raining Blood, and jumped in the shower. 

This third shower was obviously going to be the easiest from the moment it began. I immediately felt pumped and started thrashing around the shower, headbanging, feeling kind of possessed and rocking out without reservations. My goal this time was two minutes and thirty seconds. When the timer went off, I hit the home button on my phone and kept showering. I estimate the shower lasted for three and a half minutes, give or take, perhaps four, and I could have easily gone longer. 

 I felt a smidge of the Bell's palsy acting up, but considerably less than the previous shower. My tinnitus has been more prevalent lately which is something I read other Cold Showerists complaining about online. Something to keep tabs on. Was my comparatively-easy third shower a breakthrough? Am I in the clear? Tune in next time to find out, which will be difficult for you to do, dear reader, because no one knows that this blog exists!

See the complete Spotify Cold Shower playlist here.