Day 4 – 5 (Zion National Park) “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” John Muir There are no words that I can use which will do Zion National Park justice. I’m gonna be honest here, I wasContinue reading “The Great Westward Soul Search (Pt. 2)”
Tag Archives: Hiking
Biking, Running, Hiking, and Bird Murder
Instead of posting several short blog updates day-by-day of my activities I thought it would be more efficient to just give a weekend update. Saturday, March 23rd This weekend called for rain and scattered storms so I tried to plan my workouts around the weather. It was suppose to rain all day on Saturday soContinue reading “Biking, Running, Hiking, and Bird Murder”
Graduation, Hiking, and Mental Health
Although today was suppose to be a rest day, I needed to get out of the house and process some feelings. Today is graduation day for the Class of 2020…or at least it would’ve been in another time. There are three awesome people who plan the Senior Lock in each year and I am oneContinue reading “Graduation, Hiking, and Mental Health”
Frailty Thy Name is Bodyweight Circuits
All night and all morning, my waking thoughts were preoccupied with today’s training plan: bodyweight circuits. I wasn’t anxious or even doubtful that I could do them…okay maybe I was a little anxious … but I was almost overconfident. I pulled a bodyweight training plan from the website Nerd Fitness. (It’s mostly a website thatContinue reading “Frailty Thy Name is Bodyweight Circuits”
Couch to 29K: A Health and Fitness Journey 