How much is enough?

mountain
Do i really need to summit Mt Siyeh? It’s one of six Glacier summits higher than 10,000 feet. Over one-million acres, only six. Have hiked by it a couple dozen times. Have even done reconnaisance the past three years. Have dreamed of standing on the summit during those three years.

About a month from flying to Glacier for Summer 2023.

Cognizant this won’t publish until deep into Winter 2024.

Aware that finishing 15 consecutive years is on the horizon.

At peace with never trying to set a world record.

Never dreamed i’d make it 100 consecutive days writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts.

So impossible.

Yet here we are, well into year 14, turning into year 15.

Which begs a question, “How much is enough?”

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Walk reprise

Apple Watch fitness app
7 miles before 930am. Then another four miles doing yard work.
Iowa Hawkeye statue at sunrise
Context to the location and time of day. Shadows are honest.
Iowa Hawkeye statue at sunrise
This dude, Herky the Hawk, is everywhere.

Note to self, you can do more stretching than you are currently doing. And, you don’t seem to have a good, logical reason for slacking.

Note: Stretching happens at least five days a week. It is minimal, which is better than no stretching. More stretching, like you’ve consistently done for the past 25 years, is where you ought to return to.

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The physical value of one day

Disney Parking receipt
Time-stamping date. Swan Reserve is home to Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf.
Orange golf ball next to hole
Almost a hole-in-one.
Circle of adults at night
Two foursomes. After 18 holes, Jody’s team beat us by one stroke, 204 to 203. Had i made that hole in one it would’ve been a tie.

Have never considered Miniature Golf as exercise. After last night’s 18 holes, i recall why. It’s passive.

But the eight miles from yesterday’s walk/run feel like a giant deposit. Plus today’s six mile walk and two hours of yard work also feel significant compared to mini-golf.

For some, mini-golf is exercise.

As a high-achiever, hope it’s never me.

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What’s on the blogging horizon?

mountains
Such a privilege to have access to bonafide wilderness.

Never in a million years.

We’ve all heard that expression.

Never in a million years implies impossible.

Is the 15th year the final chapter?

Is the 15th year the half-way mark?

Note: The mental, spiritual, career, and home workouts of a 15-year daily-writing streak compliments the focus and discipline required to get physically vibrant, stay physically vibrant, and continuously improve your physical vibrancy.

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Not 10k, 10 miles

Magic kingdom and Apple Watch
Roughly five miles to Magic Kingdom Town Square.
Swimming pool And Apple Watch
Roughly five miles from Magic Kingdom Town Square. Ten miles roundtrip. Noice.☺️

Not 10k, 10 miles.

That’s 16k.

No one cares, yet it is a 60% increase from a 10k.

It’s weird sometimes to realize the extra four miles is four miles more than most Americans walk daily.

Most Americans loath walking.

How often do people drive around looking to get a ‘good’ parking spot close to the thing?

Pro tip: Immediately drive to the parking lot’s perimeter, park, and walk a little extra.

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