AHHHH! In just one week I’m going to be racing up the stairs in the most famous landmark on the planet! It’s so tremendously exciting, but I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been petrified, too. Fear and self-doubt have been hangin’ around lately, unfortunately.
I’m going to get into all of that, but first, I wanted to share some practical information on how you can watch the race LIVE! Read the rest of this entry »
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Bonjour, je m’appelle David, et je vais en France!
I’m so honored and excited to share some extraordinary news: I’m competing in my first international stair race, and it’s in one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower!
I’ve been sitting on this news for almost two weeks. I shared it on social media, but held off of posting it here until the race organizers published it on their website. And that finally happened today!
La Verticale de la tour Eiffel is one of the Read the rest of this entry »
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I look forward to this post all year! You know I share my weigh-in results and workout progress report every month. But when a new year starts, I put together a report that encompasses the whole prior year. I find it very interesting and hugely motivating, so let’s get to it!
First, my weight loss chart. I did my first-of-the-month weigh-in, and I’m up two pounds. Read the rest of this entry »
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Time for my monthly update involving my scale and my charts and graphs and data analysis and YUP, I’M A NERD AND I LOVE THAT ABOUT MYSELF! I step on the scale at the beginning of every month, then immediately walk into my closet and update my weight loss chart. Let’s check out that chart: Read the rest of this entry »
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I updated my weight loss chart with the results of my monthly weigh-in:
After holding steady in September, I was down one pound! The one-pound loss is excellent, and Read the rest of this entry »
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I had the pleasure of meeting an incredible man yesterday, and I want you to meet him too. His name is Cal.
Me on the left, Cal in the middle, Alberto on the right.
Cal is visiting from Australia, and just reading about his life made my jaw drop and my eyes water. Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s been two weeks since my exposure to poison oak (it happened during this hike), and I’m still as itchy as ever. I have rashes on both legs, a huge rash on my ribcage and stomach, and rashes up and down both arms.
In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a big deal. Just a Read the rest of this entry »
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