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April 08, 2003
The Training Begins...
So, on the topic of discipline, I exhibited precious little last night when I stayed up until 3am, for reasons I don't even know. At 7:45am my alarm went off. I'd had plans to train this morning. At 8:15 I still hadn't moved. The logistics of what I wanted to do required having a car, which Sarah needed to get to work and to the post office. She told me she'd be back to work at 9. So, finally at 8:45, after nearly convincing myself I had just cause NOT to get up, I got up and rode my bike to Sarah's work, getting there just before 9. I drove home, got my plastic boots and drove out to Snow Creek, the development closest to the Sherwins. There, I put my plastic boots on, as well as a 60lb pack and proceeded to hike up to Mammoth Rock. The first part is flat, but then quickly gets steeper and steeper all the way up. I gave myself an hour to hike up. Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it to Mammoth Rock in an hour on my first try, but lo and behold, I made it in 58 minutes. The top section is almost all 40 degrees and the snow got progressively deeper, but in the end, I didn't die, as my lungs were trying to convince me I would, and I had a good time. Now lets see if I'll make it again tomorrow.Posted by wonko at April 8, 2003 11:08 AM
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