I'm doing 11 things
This time I’m going to try having a fitness goal. Training for a marathon will give me something to do…
Chris H's Life List
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1. Stop Drinking
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2. Run 10k
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3. Run 15k
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4. Run 20k
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5. Run a Marathon
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6. Bike Skyline Drive
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7. Bike 150 Miles in One Day
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8. Summit Longs Peak
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9. Visit All the National Parks
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10. Complete an Ironman Triathlon
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11. Run to Work
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I didn't do a lot of training for this, but was in good shape from cycling and previous backpacking trips. Four days let us finish our required hiking before noon and left plenty of time for side hikes and resting. I also packed light (dry weight was under 15 lbs including pack).North Rim - Cottonwood - Bright Angel - Indian Garden - South Rim Read how I did it…
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43Places
4 months ago
I’ve got all the National Parks listed as places on my 43Places. Seems like a good way of tracking which ones you have or have not been to.
Day 1: Election Day
12 months ago
It has been hard for me to admit I have a problem, so it has been challenging to stop drinking. I’ve gone 100 days without drinking, only to say once more that I don’t really have a problem.
Some of the more dramatic stories people have told of their fight against alcoholism have only made it easier to feel like I don’t have a problem. I never drink in the morning. I don’t drink hard liquor. I don’t wake up in strange places.
It’s also difficult, because I feel like a drinking problem is a character flaw – a personal weakness. I don’t want to admit even to myself that I have a personal weakness.
But last night, while making a trip to the store to get alcohol, I had a feeling that reminded me of a trip I made years ago to the gas station. I was trying to quit smoking and has gone several days without a smoke. I lived near a gas station and decided to walk there. I hadn’t completely convinced myself I was going to buy smokes, but I made the walk anyway. I didn’t want to smoke, but I bought the cigarettes anyway. I was only going to smoke a few, but I smoked them all anyway.
The same feeling came over me when I went to buy some beer and wine last night. I didn’t really want it, but I bought it anyway.
I have come to the realization that for me this is an addiction, and regardless of how dramatic my stories are I should do something about it. People who chose not to drink because they have a drinking problem are not the weak ones. They are strong to realize they have a problem, and they are strong to have the dedication to do something about it.
