With grand plans of getting a short hike in today, i have been avoiding my cell phone as to stall and avoid going. I am just tired and in need of a nap. Unfortunately for me, today is a beautiful day and would be a great day to be out hiking. I tell myself that there will be other days, but i am not so sure that i cant convince myself of that all the way through training. In keeping with that theory Mike asked me if i planned to train with any weight prior to the climb and my sister Stacy told me i was going to need to start preparing like an athlete, planning my life around training. Both Mike and Stacy are runners and consider themselves dedicated. (Knowing how i feel about runners) I, instead, dismiss their concerns as obsessive and crazy.