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 [...]
On Moving On
October 16, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
Life as we know it. Or think that we do. Always changing. What we believe and might knew. Our time is so short. Still waters run deep. Mountains don’t move. But friends we must keep. Live life to it’s fullest. For we have to move on. Wherever that is. And towards a new dawn. No [...]
Urban Cow Half-Marathon: Overcoming adversity
October 4, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 3 Comments
What a week. Continuing lessons on overcoming adversity, finding the good in tough situations, remaining (mostly) optimistic and finishing with a bang. Although I had no idea on Monday morning that I would be running a half-marathon in Sacramento on Sunday or that a business opportunity would turn out to be a landmark win, here [...]
On Happiness
March 5, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness and being happy lately. What does that really mean? Is it when you’re walking down the hallways at work that your footsteps feel lighter? Is it when you’re running and the perfect song comes on and the words are meaningful and completely relevant? Is it when everything seems [...]
Thanks-Giving
November 27, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
After another Thanksgiving, I thought it would be relevant to write about Giving Thanks and what I am thankful for this year. How can another year have gone by???? 1. I am thankful for my health. To be able to run 5 miles today and see the green hills of Petaluma is a really good [...]
Leadership attributes in climbing and running
February 28, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 4 Comments
As someone who has done marathons on all seven continents and climbed the highest summits on five of the same seven continents, I’ve had time to reflect about how the challenges related to business and my own performance are intertwined. While some areas are easy to identify (life is a marathon for example), the whole [...]
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