Day 1 is always full of hope, but it's also full of blind corners. You're at the point where you're not really sure what you're made of, but you're naive enough to believe that no challenge is one too great.
Anytime you start a blog about an endeavor that is worthy of tracking the days you've been preparing for it, you know it will be something noteworthy. And painful. It holds the promise of being something greater than anything you've ever stood before, something that is going to push your buttons and force you to dig deep.
Today I ran 4 miles, outside in the cold. The first mile I really felt the cold--in my lungs and on my fingertips. Thoughts of hiking Mt. Hood in the cold kept me going though, and soon enough my body warmed up. After that it was all mind games. Well, up until the very end of my run when my achilles started tightening up and bothering me. Then it was about body aches and mind games. But I was set on running 4, and run 4 I did. After that was a little ab work and weight training. I was pooped.
Stay tuned for day 2. (Hmmm....is day 2 "training day 2" or the day after I've started day 1? Hmmm...I will have to think about this one a bit).
Ok, erase day 2. Stay tuned for my next blog entry. :-)
Sam! This is awesome. Can't wait to read all about it.
ReplyDeleteWould love to read about what your thoughts are on Mt. Hood, why you chose to do this and what inspired you.
Great way to keep in touch! :-) Good luck!
Thanks Mai, I really appreciate the support! It's nice to know there's someone out there besides Dean reading this! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm going to keep watching out for your posts.... it helps that you've got it on FB too. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis should be great! I think you'll do very well. You've got me all curious now about Mt. Hood... got to read up on it... or wait for you to give the details... how high, what the conditions are like etc.
What's the organization you're supporting? ...never mind, just saw it on the left margin! lol