Grind #12 – Friday October 8th - Grinding up an Appetite
Grind time – 45:40
Another record breaking day! We really thought that this would be getting easier by this point though we assure you it’s not! When this began we pictured ourselves at the midway point of our fundraiser literally skipping up the mountain and getting in reps of 100 continuous push-ups at the 1/4 points. Needless to say we feel great physically though we feel that since we’re raising close to $300 for every grind that we ascend we’re committed to pushing ourselves to the limit to show how dedicated we are to feeling that pain we promised you. We really want to climb in under 45 minutes and it’s starting to look more attainable every time! Since it was a little cooler we were able to take on a new strategy to climb without the need for Duncan to bring several litres of water and a full change of clothes for the top. Miraculously, we were able to take shorter breaks to drink which cut about a minute off of our time. We’re thinking of wearing the LZR swimming suits that made such a huge splash in Beijing to cut down on wind resistance or perhaps shaving our head and limbs. This always reminds me of my brother Robin who competed at the University level in track and assured me that shaving his legs seriously cut down his time, regardless of the fact that he had a giant Afro! Upon arrival at the top, Jill and I decided to do one serious photo and one ridiculous photo though apparently we weren't on the same page...
Sponsorship Shoutout!
Our Shoutout today goes to the great people who fed us over Turkey weekend, where any air that had been left out of the spare tire around my (Jill's) mid-section was promptly reinflated (just kidding, Duncan here). Our first dinner was at the Nanaimo Corbetts with Vaughan, Linda, Emma, Cleo and Casey where we had a fantastic feast and managed to finish our overflowing plates over laughs and stories. The only down side was when my family was lining up to take advantage of my poor cribbage streak, though I fully blame it on that sleepy Turkey ingredient Tryptophan. We awoke to a gorgeous Sunday morning and headed down to Shawnigan Lake to visit our friends Bryn and Ryah who had managed to find a great place on the Lake to stay for the winter. Though they had their thanksgiving dinner the day before they still had plenty of Turkey left as the bird they'd got was of epic proportions. I'm serious here folks, this drumstick was literally the size of my head. It was like a giant novelty trick drumstick that you buy at a joke store. I even had to ask Bryn: "Hey Bryn, is this giant novelty drumstick that you buy at a joke store?" Apparently it wasn't. We had another feast, another couple of beers and eventually passed out as the second wave of Tryphtophan kicked in. We took the ferry back to the mainland the next day and made it back just in time to arrive at Duncan's Mom's cousins Bill and Nancy and their wonderful family for our final night of Turkey feasting. They've always been extremely hospitable since we've moved out here and there's never a dull moment in conversation when we're altogether. Everyone who hosted us showed genuine interest in what we were doing and they all offered both emotional and charitable support. Thank you Vaughan, Linda, Cleo, Emma, Casey, Bryn, Ryah, Bill, Nancy, Tim, Steph, Jenny, Ross, Ryan the Pirate and little Julia for making us feel at home this Thanksgiving!
Grind #13 – Wednesday October 13th - Grinding out the Gobbler
Grind time – 44:14
We were full of Turkey and hadn't grinded in 5 days so to be honest it was a bit of a crapshoot how today was going to go. We started strong and as we watched our splits we knew we were on pace for that elusive sub-45 minute grind. We reached the top and checked the timer on my phone to see that we'd just made it! It was a beautiful night and we had a great view to celebrate our achievement. We have cut over 13 minutes off of the first time we posted a dozen grinds ago and we're going to keep on pushing ourselves! Mehrdad was grinding that day too, who you may remember decided to cleverly sponsor us based on our time (at least it seemed clever at the time). Don't worry Mehrdad, you don't have to get used to this as that was as painful a grind we've done and we won't be doing that every time! After ingesting about 15 pounds of Tryptophan and posting a sub-45 minute Grind it was time for a nap...
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| So many people to thank! Starting with Jill's convenient head elevation... |
DJ GRIND OUT!
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