If I can muster the will, I will start my yearly fall running regimen again tomorrow morning. I usually run in preparation for the elk hunt each year. Not this year. No elk for me. I am sick of camping and being away from home...as is my lovely wife.
In preparation for my first elk hunt, I ran 4 times each week. I started with a mile, then ramped up to 2 miles, then 3. But that was not all. OH NO! I ran in the dark so that none of my neighbors would see me. Why??? I am sure my wife was mortified knowing I was outside in such a condition. Picture this, if you will, in your mind's eye: me in shorts, hunting boots, and a 25 pound backpack on, running around the neighborhood.
Last year I grew a brain.
Monday: Run 3-3.5 miles
Tuesday: Hike up and down the stairs with a 40 pound bag of salt in my backpack for at least 30 minutes. Talk about StairMaster on steroids!
Thursday: Run 3-3.5 miles
Saturday: Stairs again.
This year there will be no backpacking garbage. I will run between 3 and 4 miles every other day until it gets too unbearably cold, which generally means about 20 degrees. Which is sometime in late October/November.
We'll see.
Me, Myself and I
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- I am a Mormon...married to Lisa. We have 5 awesome children. I am a gun rights advocate and believe the 'right to keep and bear arms' refers to an INDIVIDUAL right, as affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. I like to hunt big game, although I have only ever killed a single buck deer. I am an actor of sorts and have been in many local plays and musicals.
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So no hunting this year? No Deer, no Elk, no ??? Whhaaaa??
You're my hero. Exercise for no reason other than to be in better shape. Which is, incidentally, the BEST reason. It's made me what I am today: exhausted!
Wow! Just...wow! You're kinda nuts!
And furthermore! Per exercise fanaticism, it's nice to be in good shape, but I'm not willing to die for the cause.
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