"Lisa knows how to train me, and sometimes even seems to sense when I need to take it easy. "
Lisa Provides Knowledge & Experience about the ‘Extreme’
As I began what I call my "adventure life" not so long ago, I realized that I may have had the guts to get me to the starting lines, but I certainly didn't have the knowledge and experience to get me through to the finish. I searched a good deal for the right person that I felt could give me the knowledge and guidance that I needed to take the next step and really enter the scary world of the "extreme", because that's the place I wanted to go. I knew I could run a marathon, or a triathlon, but running 50 or 100 miles and in places that many people would consider scary in the first place....was another thing.
Lisa Has Probably Done It!
Lisa is such an incredible person. Not only done she know how to get every kind of person to accomplish what they want....but she's more than likely already DONE it herself!! It's one thing to take advice from someone who knows a lot about fitness, but it much more of a confidence boost, to hear it from someone with the EXPERIENCE...that's the key!
Lisa is right there with me!
Lisa knows how to train me, and sometimes even seems to sense when I need to take it easy. She pushes me, but encourages me not to go TOO hard. She gives me a workout schedule that mixes it up, so I don't burn out, and this variation also keeps me from getting bored...as well as injured. And her sense of optimism is contagious. When I'm running a 100 mile race over a mountain, or through a hot desert, I may be the only person around, but I feel as if Lisa is right there with me!
UPDATE:
On 9 January 2007, I'll be flying to Mendosa, Argentina where soon after, I'll be attempting to climb Mt. Aconcagua..."the Stone Sentinel". One of the Seven Summits... the highest mountain in South America... Aconcagua stands proudly at almost 23,000 feet...and actually is the highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayas. Lisa has been training me hard for this specifically for about 5 months. I'm expecting this to be my hardest challenge yet, and that's saying a lot since I've done Ironmans, run 135 miles through Death Valley, 140 miles through the Sahara, climbed the highest mountain on two other continents, among other things. The climb itself will last about 12 days depending on mother nature, and she can be quite angry on this mountain. The famously fierce winds can reach 100 miles per hour and the unpredictability of the harsh weather can be deadly. And the high altitude makes any number of altitude sicknesses a very real possibility. Even though I'm in great shape for this climb, there's really no way to know how your body might react at this height, so I'm still quite nervous....ok, scared is a more accurate description. Hopefully my training will enable me to make it to the top, but more importantly...back down again!! |