Climb for a Cure

I have to admit that after my 8 mile run yesterday I thought that maybe I am more ready for the climb than I had anticipated..My hiking of the ski hills today with my pack would beg to differ! My legs were burning! Yet after an hour and a half of hiking I felt pretty good that I was able to complete the work out and walk afterwards. :)

I read last night that Kilimanjaro is one of the most underestimated of the Seven Summits and that often people are under trained for it. But I took comfort today when I ran into a man who had made the climb several years ago. When I told him the climb was in July he told me I have plenty of time to train and proceeded to tell me everything I needed to do on that ski hill to prepare.. distance, time, pack weight. I so much appreciated his willingness to share his experience and training expertise.

I told a patient today about the climb and why I was doing it. She is the first patient I have told and the reason I was doing it didn't seem matter to her, which I appreciated. She just wanted to hear about the trip. "What are you going to do to top this once you get back?!" she asked. I just smiled.. Who knows what the next adventure might be? "Right now I am just enjoying this adventure" I told her. I think she was more excited for me than I am at the moment. It doesn't seem real yet, rather just going through the motions of preparing for something that I have heard will change and impact me forever...