8.28.2007

Good Workout!

Had a good stair session in the gym today!

I did 45 minutes of intervals at level 12. Usually at 40 minutes it cycles for 2:40 high speed/low speed. With a 45 minute duration it cycled on 3 minutes. When I was done it said over 700 calories had burned. That may or may not be accurate but it's more than a 10% increase from the previous days 40 minute workout.

I felt strong all the way to the end, where yesterday I was pretty whoosy after...

Feelin good!

8.27.2007

Drugs in da house!

Went to the pharmacist yesterday and got my allotment of 'Dex', Tylenol 3, and Cipro!

Last week was a pretty good training week. I had four days of hard stair climbing. I think I need to up my time though. I've been doing 40 minutes then doing weights but I think I need to up that 60 eventually.

I checked my resting heart rate one morning last week. It was something like 55-58. Seems pretty good. When doing the stairs I am usually above 150 and often above 160 sustained... I haven't blown a gasket yet.... I know when riding hills I can hold onto 165 for a little while, 20 minutes maybe, but if I go above 165 I start wanting to decorate my shoes...

My session on the stairs today was kinda like that. I was pretty wobbly when I finished... But those are the workouts that I feel really get something accomplished.

I need to make my final payment to RMI in four days and around that time I might as well lock down my flight.

Getting excited and scared......

8.22.2007

Doc says YES!

This morning I went to visit my doctor.

After looking up my nose, down my throat, in my ears, listening to my heart and lungs, squeezing my kidneys and various glands, removing a small amount of blood and urine from my person, and injecting me with the second part of a two part Hepatitis A vaccine he pronounced healthy enough to attempt my quest of two 19,000 plus foot mountains in Ecuador!

Then he gave me a prescription for some Cipro, Tylenol 3, and some Diamox! I am medically approved!

Now all I need to do is get in shape!

I think next up will be either finalizing my gear loadout or a plane ticket!

WOOT! Gettin Excited!!!

8.13.2007

Back from the road

It's been a few weeks since I made an update but I've been on the road for the last week or so. Me and the family took an RV trip to Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone, and Denver then back home. Got home about 3:30 and had the RV cleaned up by the time the Chargers game started!

We had a good time and I got to hike a bit. We did a couple nice little hikes in Bryce and Yellowstone and we saw some bears. It was a fun trip but I didn't get in any training at all, other than walking around at 8000 feet. Which certainly hurt at times...

So now I'm back at it.

Checking flight info shows that Continental from San Diego to Houston to Quito at $637 looks like my best bet and I think I can hook up with Gerry in Houston and fly down with him. We're 108 days out and I need to pay my final portion of the trip in less than 3 weeks. It think once I do that I'll buy my plane tickets and make Kurtiss and Gerry do the same...

Hmmmm, now I'm thinking about the doctor. I have to get a Doc's permission for RMI's liability sake... I also need to finish filling out my forms and do a bit more shopping. On the shopping front I returned my Gators from the Rainier trip because they shredded at the foot loops. The new ones are in REI and I need to go pick them up. :) Other than that there are just a few things I need to pick up. I know one is another giant duffel bag. I have one and need a second. I'll also need a couple more pairs of drawers and socks. Oh, and my helmet and harness too.

Fun fun, I like shopping for gear! :D