I did it.

[baronessekat]

On my lunch hour...

I ran the stairs.

Well.. I ran 4 flights and walked the other 12.

110 stairs in 15 minutes.

I think some of those stairs haven't seen a human in a rather long time. Just me and the spiders. The stairwell is rather stuffy too.

But I did it.

Comments

[deadised.livejournal.com]

We used to do this workout at Quantico... great workout for stair running. Find a parking garage that has stairs on all four corners. Preferably about 4 levels. Then run from corner to corner and top to bottom. You end up running half the stairs down and half up. Do that for about 6-8 laps of the garage. Then go collapse (into the front-leaning rest position, of course:)

[ovantravers.livejournal.com]

I myself have climbed these same stairs many times but not in a while. Did it alot when weather was colder. You are right, dust is thick, air a bit stuffy. But at the top? It is quiet...very quiet. And a window with a view.

I would go up there to pray. Seemed the perfect place to clear my mind, contemplate and converse with The Almighty about problems, maybe thank Him for the blessings. Life's been OK lately and praying at my desk seems to work fine right now. But could not hurt perhaps to sometime soon make another trip up there for some serious quiet time, some "industrial strength" praying as my sponsor puts it. Might be good to do that so as to maintain this general contentment I have felt the past couple weeks.

Thanks for reminding me of the special solace I once sought and found there. Think maybe I will climb again soon, get a little closer to Heaven. Oh jeeze, sometimes I sound so corny, even to myself. God bless.