So, I’ve started training for my first tower climb. It’s a bit late, the race starts in less than a month, but I think I’ll get somewhere around top 30 if I work hard and figure some things out about how to go fast. Previously you might have seen me mention – I’ve focused on [...]
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Toughest Stairs Workout in 4 Years
Posted on 28 December 2011.
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Stair Climbing Workout Journal 12-26-11
Posted on 27 December 2011.
Another good workout today – short and sweet, I want to save energy for the steps. My back wasn’t feeling so great, so I decided to do some running and arm exercises. I noticed from the last two times I climbed using my arms – they were dead tired from pulling on the railings after [...]
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Stair Climbing – The Addiction Begins
Posted on 23 December 2011.
It was Fall 2002 when my friend, Christian, a Swedish national I’d met in Hawaii, suggested we climb the “Stairway to Heaven”. The official name for this 3,922 step climb up Puu Keahiakahoe (altitude 2,800 feet) is “Haiku Stairs”. I had heard about this amazing staircase up the side of the Ko’olau mountains on the northeast [...]
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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.
