Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
The Last Mile
October 30, 2011 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
With about one mile to go I decided that I was going to turn on the after-burners and try to pass as many runners as I could – and not get passed by anyone else. There was nothing to say that I would be successful and there was no ribbon or PR on the line [...]
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 [...]
On Simplicity
August 6, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Sometimes, just sometimes, the right answer is the simplest one. I had two incidents today, both very unrelated. First, I have been having trouble with my new flat-screen TV since buying it several weeks ago. The color has been totally off. The more I adjusted the red and green, brightness, sharpness, tint etc., the worse [...]
Mount Whitney Update Day One
March 12, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I had a plan to complete a trifecta of the highest mountains in North America (Denali), South America (Aconcagua) and Continental US (Whitney). The first two were completed and summited in 2008 and Whitney at 14, 505′ could have easily been climbed in the summer – without attempting a winter assault. But that would have [...]
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 [...]
Good to Great – and Climbing
February 24, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I just read an interview with “management guru” Jim Collins (who wrote Built to Last and Good to Great) where he compares management and leadership of companies to climbing. Jim has his own 30-year amazing record of rock climbing some of the most famous and hardest places of the world and he often writes about [...]
Climbing or Running …
February 10, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Completed 35k PCTR race at Woodside on Sunday February 7th. Felt good. Great day. Wonderful. Until I spoke with someone (late in the race) who had run the American River Fifty Mile (AR50) event – for which I am signed up for on April 4th. She asked what was I planning to do tomorrow. When I [...]
Start slow – Finish fast
November 16, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Yesterday I competed in the Stinson Beach 30k race, organized by Pacific Coast Train Runs (PCTR) – they are also the ones that organized Skyline to the Sea 50k race. As usual there were funny and great stories along the way – but overall a fantastic day. Kim and I carpooled down to Stinson and [...]
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