Stairclimb Update!

This week, I got back on the stairmill to challenge my previous best time of 18:00. Remember... the goal is to climb to the top of the Duke Energy building (1194 steps) in less than 16:00.

The GREAT news is that I was able to climb 1200 steps on the Stairmaster in 16:00 exactly! The not so great news is that I was barely breathing by the end, so I obviously need LOTS more training.

Also, during this latest climb attempt, I had a little bit of a "technical difficulty." While climbing, I was getting a little winded and reached for the control to slow down the stairmill. Because this device makes one sweat pretty heavily, I don't wear my glasses, and therefore don't see the controls so well. Evidently, I was pressing the "up" button instead of the "down" button and the stairmill started turning at a FRANTIC pace. I wish you could have seen me panic!

At that point the stairs were coming SO fast that I couldn't climb up high enough to reach the control, and didn't have the mental wherewithall to just hop off! I finally put my feet on the siderails and managed to reach the controls and slow the darn thing down (all the time sliding down the siderails and trying to pull myself back up). I'm sure I was QUITE the sight!!

So... not only do I need a LOT more practice, I also need to pay closer attention to the controls while doing so! Yikes!

Working out and getting healthy has risks that I never experienced when all I did was hold down the sofa! Still... I take those risks... they're SO worth it!