Climbing the Ladder
Over the weekend, I took out our new Gorilla Ladder, extended the thing all the way out to twenty feet and climbed up to do some interior window treatment (actually, it was the stick-on frosted glass stuff for the high windowed foyer).
As I got near the top, with no safety line, towards eighteen feet, there was a sense of danger near the top. The higher I went, the stability of the ladder decreased. Wobbly? No. Bendy? Sure. I’m used to it from commercial painting a few summers ago. Yet, next time, I might rig up my climbing harness and some rope out a window or something to give me a little more peace of mind.
It’s like that with everything we do. Climb that ladder, assess, plan, maybe have a safety line. The higher we go, there’s more risk, danger. But the rewards are worth it.
Push yourself a little over the limit on your next ride. You’ll find that, indeed, it doesn’t hurt that bad. And that you can go above and beyond what your mind thinks it can do.
Sunday stats: 40 minutes on the rollers. Throw in some crunches (two sets of thirty) and yoga at the end.
Last Thursday: Same thing. Minus the crunches.
Note to self. Get some batteries and find the HRM strap. Time is fine, but HR, Cadence, and distance would help.
