Mt. Everest
March 26 - June 3, 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

54 days left
RHR 60
Fluid intake 1.5 L No beer....No wine...what is going on????
Sleep 5 hours

WOD
I got up early to run the stairs at Glenora. I did set in 30 minutes.....and the legs are actually feeling good. I'm feeling a bit tired, but did manage a few hours of sleep on the plane.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

58 days left
RHR ?
Fluid intake 1 L plus a huge beer in Germany
Sleep 4 hours

WOD
I got up super early for my last run in Lucern. It is still snowing here, and we are wondering if our flight will be delayed. We had breakfast at 0545, then headed out to the airport at 6am. My last morning to have chocolate spread on my croissant....I will soon be in withdrawl. Everywhere we go there are bowls of chocolate for us. We just have to get to the airport early enough to buy some to take home. We had a 3 hour layover in Frankfurt where we had a working lunch, then headed home. The flights were delayed, but I made it home by 8pm. I'm glad it wasn't any later as I have to work in the morning.....and there won't be any chocolate to spread on my toast....what will I do????

Friday, January 29, 2010

56 days left
RHR?
Fluid intake wine and beer.....and some water!
Sleep 4 hours

WOD
I woke up at 5am for a short 30 minute run before an early breakfast, and a long work day. I started off easy, then did some speed work. 30 seconds hard run followed by 30 seconds of easy running x 10, then finished off with an easy run back to the hotel. We are on the outskirts of Lucern, and although we can't see the mountains because it is snowing so hard, it's nice to see the houses. We worked for 12 hours today then went out for a great supper. After supper we walked around Lucern a bit and walked across the old bridge that I remember Ted and I walking across on our honeymoon 23+ years ago. Nice memories. It would have been nice to do a bit of shopping, but we are here to work. We will have to buy our chocolate at the airport.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

57 days left
RHR ?
Fluid intake 1L plus some wine
Sleep 5 hours

Rest day.
I woke up early, but stayed in bed instead of doing a work out. We spent the day working inside, and when we went out for lunch, we noticed that it had been snowing heavily all day. I looked like about 4 inches of wet snow. One of our Swiss guides is a paraglider pilot, and he was hoping to show me the local launch site, but not practical with all the snow, especially since I was wearing heels. I had to settle for the pictures he took last summer.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

58 days left
RHR ?
Fluid intake 1.5 L
Rest - a few hours on the plane ride over

WOD
Arrived in Switzerland at 1230 local time and we grabbed a bite to eat while waiting for the last two to show up. We then piled into two vehicles and drove from Zurich to Lucern. On arriving at our hotel on the lake, I was told that we had dinner reservations in 45 min. I quickly threw on my running clothes and headed out the door for a 30 min run around the lake. I took me 10 minutes to shower and change for dinner. We were hoping for a fondue, but instead we were taken to a great Italian restaurant close to the hotel. Very good food, but we are all a bit jet lagged and were looking forward to our beds.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

58 days left
RHR 58
Fluid intake 2L plus beer

WOD
I got up early to get a work out in before flying to Switzerland. I did stairs with 50 lb pack, 3 x 28 stories which took just under an hour. I had enough time to get home, pack, shower and change before heading out to the airport.

Monday, January 25, 2010

60 days left
RHR?
Fluid intake 3L
Sleep 6 hours

WOD
Workout with Jeff in the morning power/stregth for 60 min.
Then hit the stairwell with a 50lb pack. Total of 7 sets of 28 floors. Did the first 4 in just over an hour, then after plugging the meter I did another 3 in 55 minutes. Thats a total of 24oo feet in 2 hours with a 50 lb pack. Feeling good, even after a hard workout just before.