May 24th, 2008I’ve been watching a show called The Alaska Experiment, about 4 groups of people dropped off in the Alaskan wilderness and left to survive on their own for three months. In a recent episode, one group decided to visit another group, about 20 miles away. It took them 7 days to hike the distance, over glaciers, rivers, and brutal terrain. It got me thinking about some tough stuff I’ve been through. Here’s my top 5, in no particular order:
- backpacking about 20 miles one day in the Sierras (up and down peaks at high altitude with a heavy pack)
- rowing a ten mile race in a double (ass so numb afterwards that I had to be lifted out of the shell)
- running the Dipsea race (limped for a month afterwards and ended my running days)
- days of sleep deprivation during crazy college hazing rituals (amazing what you hallucinate without sleep)
- countless seat races (rowing races to determine who makes it into a boat) in 110+ degree weather in Sacramento (hello nausea, dehydration)
It’s kind of fun to remind yourself about times you’ve pushed yourself physically - kind of puts any tough times you’re going through at the moment in perspective.
