Rain, Rain, Go Away

Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for the plants getting some water every now and again, but this is getting ridiculous. How the hell am I supposed to train for this challenge when I can't go climbing outside. In order to pull off 270 boulder problems, I'm not only going to have to be in phonomenal climbing shape, but I'm going to have to have all the circuits wired, and that's hard to do on the couch or climbing in a gym. Oh well, anything that makes a challenge harder qualifies as "good" (at least that's what I want to think).

In other news, OFFICIAL CHALLENGE REVISION:

The pranayama component of this challenge has officially been replaced by a 54 (27x2) meter fin free dynamic free dive. This is a warm up by freediving standards, but given that last month was my first month doing this shit, I feel pretty good about this amount. I've yet to break 45 meters, so we''ll see.

Training Notes Below:

1/26

Sun Salutations, Restortative postures

Went to Vertical Heaven. Bridget joined the boys for her first day of rock climbing. Even with a severly weak left wrist, she was able to flash to routes and get hyper motivated on yet another, pulling off 5.9 moves one handed! I'm gonna find a way to get that left wrist stronger, and with any luck she'll be kicking my ass real soon. I felt real strong on routes. Flashed everything I got on including two 5.11+. Cheers to Vertical Heaven for actually setting some great stuff.

After climbing Bridget and I hiked part of the way up Cathedral peak only to realize that a summit attempt would mean a rainy hike down in the dark. Already tired from climbing at the gym and not in the mood for an epic, we opted to bail arriving back at the car just before dark.

1/27

Sun Salututations

The rain was still coming down hard when I woke up on Sunday. So what do to do? I suit up in a full wetsuit and run up seven falls with Elijah and Elhanan. We made it to the top pool and screwed around for an hour or so. Some may laugh at our antics, calling us names that put our masculinity in question, but I scoff at these folks. Good times are good times. Period.

1/28

90 Minutes of Yoga (15 minute headstand)

1/29

Sun Salutations, Restorative Postures

1 mile in the pool (All freestyle because my groin still felt strained)

-400 freestyle

-2x200 freestyle (breathing every 5 strokes)

-2x100 freestyle (breathing every 7 strokes)

-2x50 freestyle (breathing ever 11 strokes, but had to cheat a little)

-200 kickboard

-300 leg float freestyle

1/30

Sun Salutations, Restorative Postures

Climbed at the Shed. For some reason I felt motivated to campus for the first time in 9 months or so. Campusing is rad, and for those that think Elijahs rungs are too small, I'm gonna have to side with Elijah on this one. They serve their purpose beautifully. I did every combination between 1 and 5 except 1-5. Then I tried my best to get up everyone of Phil's lap problems. Didn't get them all, but was pretty inspired by how many I actually did get up.

1/31

90 minutes of yoga (19 minute headstand). I know I can do 27 minutes on my birthday. It's gonna be great.

2/1

20 or so boulder problems at GVAC.

400 in the pool (shoulders real sore)

6 x 25 free dives

Dinner Party with Roberto Cortez (see the links to the right)

-Billionaires are funny. 20 guests means 4 chefs,6 servers, 2 dishwashers, and far too much undrunk expensive wine. Rob Lowe was there. He's short.

2/2

Barefoot Neihborhood Walk

Restorative Postures

Dinner Party for 10

-Kale, Shitake "Bacon" and Fried Oregano Guacaomole Sandwhiches

-Fennel Dusted Slow Roasted Salmon over Braised Rapini

-Sweet Potato Mascarpone Cakes

-Celery Root and Pistachio Salad

-Lobster Mushroom Rissoto.

5 cocktails with the guys afterward.

2/3

Rain meant more gym climbing. I hustled through 20 or so problems at Vertical Heaven. Yeah, I was that guy covered in sweat running from boulder problem to boulder problem.

400 at the Coral Casino with Bridget.

4 goes at 50 underwater (real close on the second go, and coincidently, real close to a black out)

2/4

Barefoot Neihborhood Walk, Restorative Postures