I'm doing 15 things
derek7272's Life List
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1. qualify for the Boston Marathon
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2. ride an elephant
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3. hike the appalachian trail
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4. scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
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5. run a marathon in all 50 states
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6. hike across the Grand Canyon
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7. Visit Rome
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8. Retire a millionaire
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9. Travel to Costa Rica
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10. watch baby sea turtles hatch and crawl to the ocean
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11. see Europe
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12. get married
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13. practice yoga daily
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14. travel the world
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15. learn to sail
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How I did it: I was running it with my friend Dylan, which helped motivate me. I knew if he could do it, I was going to do it. I was training through the winter in New Hampshire in all sorts of conditions -- freezing cold, snow, etc. But there was this guy who would run past my window everyday and helped inspire me. I was just very disciplined and focused on my goal. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I did the Pipeline Bungee in Queenstown, New Zealand in around 2000. It was such a rush! Intense. But I could see that other people, including women, did it safely before me. The guides did a great job by distracting me with questions about my job to distract me. And then all of a sudden I was just on this edge of this ledge over a canyon, with a river 335 feet below me. "3, 2, 1 ..." -- then I jumped. The sensation of free-fall was so in… Read how I did it…
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