My kids and I flew from Austin to Maryland on Friday, June 23rd, and spent a day getting them settled in with their grandparents as I finished collecting a few last-minute essentials for the adventure. My brother and I had a few last-minute conversations about gear (“How many rolls of TP should we bring? DoContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Getting There”
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Kilimanjaro – Journal
Following two previously-posted entries: …this is an index post with links to the day-by-day journal of my Kilimanjaro trip. I’ve split the posts up by day because the idea of summarizing the entire trip in a single post feels like an endeavor as overwhelming as the trek itself. Coda: I started publishing these posts onContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Journal”
Kilimanjaro – Gear
This is the second post in my Kilimanjaro series. The index is here. When I was initially thinking about signing up for a trek up Kilimanjaro, I had two major areas to think about: my fitness, and all of the stuff I’d need for the trip. I knew that even if I didn’t ultimately takeContinue reading “Kilimanjaro – Gear”
Kilimanjaro – Overview
Writing about my Kilimanjaro trek will not be easy: How can I do justice in describing what was: … all at the same time? Nevertheless, I’ve been back for a few weeks now and I’m compelled to put fingers to keyboard before life keeps moving on and memories fade. First, Some Context At 19341 feet,Continue reading “Kilimanjaro – Overview”
A Beautiful 10K
This morning was my second visit to the Austin Capitol 10K race. Last year’s run represented my first real race, then two months into my new fitness regime, and I only met my third goal (“Finish without getting hurt“) while missing the first two (“Run the whole way“, and “Finish in 56 minutes“). Last year,Continue reading “A Beautiful 10K”
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