Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
JiaYou!
December 19, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · 3 Comments
For a moment I got to feel what it is like to be a celebrity. We were surrounded by dozens of fans, pushing their pens on us as we signed shirts, programs and flags. Two tall – and one not so tall – white guys in Hainan Province in China who had just finished running [...]
Marathon History
December 12, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
From the “Introduction of Marathon” for the Hainan China Marathon on 12/17/11 … Courtesy of http://www.hndzmarathon.org/en/intro_marathon.jsp “The Marathon as we know it today is little more than 100 years old, but there have been forms of long distance races since the time of the ancient Egyptians. The Marathon has been an Olympic distance since the [...]
Ten Years (and counting)
December 12, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
My legs were cramping and I had two immense blister clusters on each foot. The stomach wasn’t great and I had not done nearly enough training miles. I felt a lot of internal pressure to at least finish the Tucson Marathon since this would be 10 consecutive years of starting and finishing at least one [...]
Monumental California Marathon
December 6, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
The wake up call at 4am was both unwelcome and was not needed to wake me up as I had a typical restless night before a marathon. The clothes were hung with care, the number pinned to the shirt, timing chip secured to the shoe, and everything needed laid nearby. With the bus coming at [...]
Running, Tsunamis and Hospitals
April 10, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
It’s Wednesday morning in Singapore and I’m lacing up my running shoes getting ready for an early morning run with Ludvig before starting the day’s series of customer and partner meetings. As I switch on CNN in my hotel room, the headlines state, “Breaking News: 7.8 Earthquake in Indonesia – Tsunami Watch in Effect”. After [...]
Napa Valley Marathon
March 3, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
This was definitely a unique marathon for me. The end result was the same – crossing the finish line and keeping my perfect record intact (16 for 16 for this distance). I ended up having a completely different pre-marathon routine. There were a number of things that made this race different The first is [...]
Antarctica Marathon
March 8, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
The Antarctica Marathon was the most amazing experience of all the marathons. Starting out and ending in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia Argentina, the trip included a 2-week boat journey through the Drake Passage and a number of zodiac expeditions through seals, whales and penguins. View photos here.
On the way home
March 7, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Monday March 7th – my birthday On the way home! First a bus ride to the airport. Messing around with airport taxes, excess luggage fees, change from dollars to pesos and vice versa. 3 hour flight from Ushuaia to BA, where we took a 45 minute bus ride to the International airport. Check in with [...]
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