I Made It!!!

Mar 22, 2009

(Sorry, I'm a little late posting this - I'm updating from another blog...)

Sunday  (March 22) was the big day and I made it to the top of the Columbia Tower in 58 minutes 3.18 seconds - that's 69 flights of stairs or 1,311 steps!!! I know I could have made a better time but I took a few minutes on the 40th floor to enjoy the view and rest a bit before hitting the rest of the climb. From the top floor, you could look right into both Qwest and Safeco Stadiums!

By the time I made it to the 72nd floor and was on my last flight, I could hear them playing "We Are the Champions" and I started to cry... First out of relief that the climb was over, then in memory of Kelsey (my cousin who I was climbing for), and finally, out of pride - a sense of accomplishment - because in making it to the top, I was able to prove to myself that I CAN in fact do anything I set my mind to.

"The principal is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before."
- Steve Young

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In other news...

I weighed in the other day and for the first time in my memory, I'm below 260!!! I weighed in at 257 on Saturday night AFTER dinner and FULLY DRESSED!! On top of that, people at work who I haven't said anything to about my weightloss efforts are starting to take notice and ask me if I'm losing weight!!

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