Though I ran pretty fast (for me) yesterday, I thought I’d try a quick one up the mountain steps today and see how I did. Alfred came with me and he is still recovering from his hernia operation – so he went slowly up and I took off fast. By the halfway point I clocked [...]
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Stair and Running Workouts Update
Posted on 07 June 2012.
Well, I’ve slacked off here a bit – this blog was never meant to be a full-time blog, though I do love writing about what I’m doing on the stairs and with other exercise, it isn’t really a focus. Writing books is much more my focus at the moment. I’ve been carrying up 6-7 liters [...]
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Changing Up the Speed Workouts
Posted on 23 May 2012.
I did a video about my workout today – below: I fear that I’m not getting any faster by sprinting up the steps as I’ve been doing with my latest speed workouts on the mountain staircase. I weigh 12 pounds less than I do when I went up in 12:01, about 3 years ago. Recently [...]
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Stairs Workout – Monk Kicks My Butt!
Posted on 12 May 2012.
Today I drove the 185 km back on the motorbike from Phuket – island paradise. At least it was once. I can’t take more than about a night of it. I felt good once I was back home. I decided to head up the mountain. I was not sure how I’d do because I did [...]
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Yet Another Killer Stair Climbing Workout!
Posted on 10 May 2012.
This one was the best speedwork ever on the stairs. I felt pretty good, so I had planned sprints up the stairs. I knew I could do 12 sprints of 100 steps each – with rest after each. I didn’t know if there would be anything left after that. I did a variation of this [...]
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Beating the He77 Out of Myself on the Stairs!
Posted on 02 May 2012.
Today was a wicked workout. I rested for 2 days, having just done a streak of great workouts all in a row of days up the mountain steps. I felt horribly today before I started, but it was the kind of workout that gets me excited once I do the first couple of minutes because [...]
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Workout Update: Stairs, Sickness, Races, Etc.
Posted on 28 April 2012.
It’s been a while since I updated, I’ve got 16 things going at once here – par for my course. Since the beginning of 2012 – I’ve been at less than optimum health / performance. Hoping that’s all in the past as I get going here and on track to be one of the top [...]
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Workout on Mountain Today – 2 Times Up < 30 Mins.
Posted on 26 March 2012.
I was all set to run today – was going to take baby to the park at the river and watch her swing and slide, then my wife would meet me there and I could do an hour of running / walking. The thunderclouds had other plans and started dumping on us heavily an hour [...]
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Last 3 Workouts = 7 Times Up 1,256 Steps
Posted on 22 March 2012.
Today I did 3 trips up the stairs in 15:20, 16:21, and 19:32. Nothing fast – just wanted to do three climbs in the heat of the day – at 2:30pm, when the sun is still hitting the steps. It was about 91 degrees F today and again – no wind at all. Man these [...]
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Great Workout Today – Running Stairs and Running Flats
Posted on 16 March 2012.
Today was a glorious day. You know how when you haven’t worked out hard for 2 weeks and you’re just DYING to? Well, get a hemmorhoid and that is exactly what you’ll be going through. Mine has abated… at least the pain is gone. I still have my little friend down there, I’ve named him [...]
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Welcome to Go Up It!
Stair climbing is my latest passion, and I've been climbing a local mountain staircase very regularly for the last five years. Climbing stairs for exercise gives your body and mind an amazing lift - and I really think it has the potential to change your life outlook, in a positive way.
