Like last year, it was a great, great experience. I don't know what it is about the Climb that I love so much, but I do. I think it's a combination of the beautiful scenery, the pride that comes from being able to do something so physically demanding, and knowing that I did it for a good cause. This year, my sister came up for it again; she brought Austin, but his dad and grandparents were also doing it, so he walked with them. Last year, a few of my sister's friends participated, as did some of my co-workers, but this year it was just me and Jenny. That was kind of strange at first, but then I realized that I couldn't actually remember the last time I spent time with her one on one (either Jerbs, one of Jenny's friends, or Austin is always with us). So it was actually really nice, and I was glad that we got to kind of catch up and all that. Jenny and I are just drastically different people, that's undeniable, but I do love her. Last year she finished ahead of me, this year we were at about the same pace. Last year I felt like I was going to die the last 3 miles, this year I didn't really feel too bad until about the last mile. That made me happy, because while I haven't really accomplished any major weight loss or anything in the past year, I definitely feel like I got into better shape. This year I was better prepared, too. Last year I took a couple water bottles with me, and when we got to the top all I wanted was cold water, and there wasn't any. No ice, no cold water, nothing like that at the top. So this year I froze a water bottle the night before and threw it in my back pack and let it melt during the hike . . . it made the experience much better! We saw Austin at the top, and he told us he made it 5 miles and then took the bus to the top. I think that's pretty dang impressive for an almost 6 year old!
Mile signs. I don't know why there wasn't one for mile 7. Last year there was a big half way point sign, but not this year. |
The pictures I took from the top. Can't beat that view! |
Today she brought Austin by and I gave him his presents from Comic-Con, and they left a little bit ago. I miss them already!
I'm really glad I thought to take tomorrow off, because I don't plan on doing shit today.
So that's that! I'm looking forward to the 2015 Climb!
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