Conquering Mountains

Happy Saturday everyone!! *Insert happy dance*

I hope everyone's feeling well today, I know I'm surrounded by a bunch of sick people at work and at home so I've been overdosing myself with vitamin C, water and hot teas to keep myself from getting sick.

I was supposed to train with Kevin yesterday but I could tell my body was weaker and was trying to fight something off so I had to take a day off and just veg out at home.

I am ecstatic to say that when I woke up this morning I felt 100 times better! Maybe resting and sleeping in was just what I needed.  Needless to say, I had to take my happy body outside and soak up the sun since it is a beautiful 73 degrees day out here in Arizona and that's just what I did.  I called up my friend Josh who's been my go-to hiking buddy for awhile now to see if he was up for a hike and as always, the answer was yes.

Today we picked a trail called Sunrise Trail and it's a total of about 5 mile hike that took us a couple hours to get to the top and back down on.  Josh had never been to this trail and it's usually less crowded than other popular trails like Camelback Mountain or Piestewa Peak so we decided to give it a go.   I haven't been running a whole lot since my left foot would hurt when I do (I think I over stretched something), so I had to find alternatives in terms of cardio and luckily, I happen to love hiking so it all worked out.

It gets tough sometimes though, I'm not going to lie, and there are many times where I want to give up and turn back around but I just imagine myself being on top looking down to see how far up we've come and the feeling of achieving something and pushing myself to get to the top is indescribable.

Anyway, I'm off to run some errands and be productive.  I hope you all are staying warm, active and healthy.  Don't forget to drink TONS of water and eat a lot of fruits and veggies! Don't forget to sweat it out even in the cold; your body needs to stay active and strong to fight things off!

Oh, and don't forget to be grateful today, catch you guys later :)

Cheers,
J Bae