Day two, tuesday, 9/14 was to be a biking day to Grandview with the "PV show and go" group and we were rained out. Just as well as I had a long list of things to do to get ready for a "ladies golf outing" in Frisco and to stop in Denver on the way and help my daughter Darci paint and prepare a new rental for her family to move in to in 10 days.
Day three, Wednesday, 9/14 was a walk around Shawnee Mission Park in the rain. Tried new light hiking tennis shoes and the foot feels "just fair". Then a dash to various stores to locate fun area rugs for Darci's new home in Denver. I am overwhelmed looking at rugs and wondering how I coordinate paint colors in 48 hours. Of course I think of Ingrid, a good friend and an amazing interior designer. A quick phone call to Ingrid and I feel reassured. 24 hours later we have picked out two area rugs, and she has delivered coordinating color chips for three rooms, bought striking side panels for living room windows with decorative rods, and picked out fabric to recover cushions. All materials were at bargain prices. She is AMAZING!!
Day four, Thursday, 9/15, Barb and I meet the North biking group at Embassy Suites and joined them on a very hilly 35 mile route to Edgerton. The ride was into the wind going out at a pretty fast pace. An even faster pace on the way home with a delicious tail wind. It was a tough ride but a fun ride. Since I am leaving tomorrow to go to Denver, my workouts for the next ten days will sadly, be very iffy. Some of those days will be on a ladder painting. Maybe, when I get to Breckenridge there will be some short hikes mixed in with a bit of golf.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Day one of Kilimanjaro preparation was Monday September 13th.
While in Breckenridge this summer, a hiking friend, Diana Dettmering, asked if I wanted to join a group of her friends to hike Kilimanjaro in September of 2010. Several of these ladies would use the event to celebrate 70 year birthdays. My response was "No, I don't live in Breckenridge like the rest of you and I would not have the benefit of acclimitization"! However, the seed had been planted and in the weeks that followed I began to imagine the possibility. As I began to research Kilimanjaro and weigh the pros and cons, it because clear that I had excitement and fear. It was exciting to dream about the journey of getting in shape, sharing a dream with other like minded women, and the fear of not reaching the summit after a year of planning. It was also the fear of a "sometimes nagging foot" and would "plantar fascitis rear it's ugly head"!!!!!!!!!!!!
So it is with these and many other thoughts that I begin doing something to prepare for this year long journey of "getting into shape to climb Kilimanjaro. My plan is not fully organized but I have been a physical education instructor and done a few triathlons over the years and know the basics of getting into shape.
I, too, will turn 70 in November of 2010 and it scares the "you know what" out of me to even say it out loud. Months ago as I was pondering this "unmentionable decade" I thought it would lessen the impact of turning 70 if I planned several "fun and adventure filled" events. Did I mention that I love adventure!!!!!!!!!!! And I love, love, surprises. So, I am surprised that I was invited on this "Kili" journey and I am even more surprised that I want to do it as I suffer from various forms of altitude sickness when I travel to Breckenridge. Yes, it is with apprehension, exhilaration, and great anticipation that I think of various ways to get in shape and begin my journey with perhaps a dozen other women, many of which I do not know.
Swimming 10 laps at 6 am, lifting a few arm weights and doing 30 + 20 crunches on an incline board was my start on Monday, September 13th. 40 crunches on the incline board is the norm for me when I go to the gym regularly. (I had not been there since June 30th.) I then met Barb M. at Shawnee Mission Park for one walking lap of 4.5 miles around the lake followed by one lap on the bike. That may seem like a lot for day one but Barb and I had done lots of biking and hiking while in Breckenridge during July and August. It was a good beginning!!!!!
So it is with these and many other thoughts that I begin doing something to prepare for this year long journey of "getting into shape to climb Kilimanjaro. My plan is not fully organized but I have been a physical education instructor and done a few triathlons over the years and know the basics of getting into shape.
I, too, will turn 70 in November of 2010 and it scares the "you know what" out of me to even say it out loud. Months ago as I was pondering this "unmentionable decade" I thought it would lessen the impact of turning 70 if I planned several "fun and adventure filled" events. Did I mention that I love adventure!!!!!!!!!!! And I love, love, surprises. So, I am surprised that I was invited on this "Kili" journey and I am even more surprised that I want to do it as I suffer from various forms of altitude sickness when I travel to Breckenridge. Yes, it is with apprehension, exhilaration, and great anticipation that I think of various ways to get in shape and begin my journey with perhaps a dozen other women, many of which I do not know.
Swimming 10 laps at 6 am, lifting a few arm weights and doing 30 + 20 crunches on an incline board was my start on Monday, September 13th. 40 crunches on the incline board is the norm for me when I go to the gym regularly. (I had not been there since June 30th.) I then met Barb M. at Shawnee Mission Park for one walking lap of 4.5 miles around the lake followed by one lap on the bike. That may seem like a lot for day one but Barb and I had done lots of biking and hiking while in Breckenridge during July and August. It was a good beginning!!!!!
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