Tag Archives: The Thing I’m Doing This Year
Where Eagles Fly
I guess I was tapered, because I did great covering 220 floors in 46 minutes. In fact, I went so hard that I nearly barfed up the Fritos I ate … in the car … on the way … to the Y. Continue reading →
I Think I Cut a Nerve
I stand up and immediately notice something terribly wrong with my right foot. It feels like someone has pounded a nail right into the top of my foot. I can’t put any weight on it. I’m experiencing a stigmata. Continue reading →
Walking on Hot Coals
Getting out of bed on Sunday was interesting. Walking to the bathroom, I must have looked like I was walking on hot coals. Like a good spaghetti sauce, which is always better the second day, the pain that comes from hiking on Barr Trail always hits hardest on the second day. Continue reading →
A Bunch of Margaritas
While I’ve decided that this goal is impossible, I kind of like that I’ve set a goal sufficiently high enough to be a true challenge. And because I think it’s impossible, it will be all the sweeter when I do it. Continue reading →
This Goal is Impossible
Hiking faster in 2014 at the age of 51 than I did in 2006 will be harder to do than running a marathon or the century. For both of those events I had the attitude, “I can and I will do this.” I don’t have that attitude right now. Continue reading →
Some Hiking History
After riding my bike the last five years, the thing I’m doing this year is hiking. I want to beat my best time to Barr Camp. Continue reading →
The Thing I’m Doing This Year
Hiking faster in 2014 at the age of 51 than I did in 2006 will be harder to do than running a marathon or the century. I used to think nothing of getting up at 4:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning to go for a hike or hopping into an ice bath. Older, wiser Charlie is not prepared to do that again. Right now, this goal looks impossible. But we’ll see. Follow it all right here on this handy landing page. Continue reading →
