Phoenix Summit Challenge
Oh my gosh...my husband is trying to kill me. Of course, not literally, but he has signed us up for this Phoenix Summit Challenge. He introduced it to me a month ago as, "Do you want to go hiking with some friends as part of this REI trip? You climb 7 mountains over 2 days." I thought, sure, I love to hike.
Last weekend he mentioned how our friends (his co-workers) had been training for this Summit Challenge. I say..training? What do you mean training? He says oh, nothing, they've just been meeting and doing some small hikes to get ready. I then started to question this little hiking weekend. I asked him to bring home the information they gave him. I hadn't seen that information yet, so I went online and researched myself. .....It's a TIMED 7 Summit Challenge with meetings in the mornings and "debriefing's" at night! Holy Cow!! We get passports that we have to have stamped at each summit. The first mountain is 7 miles followed by 2 others that include straight up 1 mile jaunts. Then we start out again the next morning at 7 a.m. for 4 more! I have to work Monday morning. :0 aggghhh!
So, last night we went for a hike at one of the mountains. Now, here is where the killing thing comes into place. We are already training for a Marathon. My legs are very tired to say the least. So, I start to go up this mountain fast because I want to see if I'm going to be able to stay up with my group who has been training. I was almost to the summit and seriously..almost passed out. I had to sit and put my feet up! I was seeing black spots! This has never happened before. I am now nervous as heck for this Challenge that is only 2 weeks away!
So, tomorrow, we are setting out again to do another one of the mountains. Please pray for me!! :)
Oh, and next Friday, we are going on a two-hour horse-back ride with another group from his work. He informed me of this last night. I am just laughing now. I really can't wait until he is a stay-at-home daddy. :)
P.S. please don't read this out of context. I love my husband dearly, he is my best friend. He just cracks me up sometimes. :)
3 comments:
Holy Cow Girl! You guys are insane! You make me feel like a giant mashed potato! I wish you all the best! I love to hike, but that might just kill me! I'm sure you are in MUCH better shape than I am in!!!!
WOW...sounds like som much FUN & WORK!! I wish I could do that but the mountains are thousands of miles away from me....and by now they would be covered in SNOW!!
Good Luck!!
I thought going to the gym was hard! You go girl!!!! I'm thinking of you!
PS - The Great Wall will be NOTHING for you and Dan!!
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