Category Archives: Travel

22km on Yellow Mountain

Posted on October 12, 2013 by

Yesterday’s run to Victoria Peak in Hong Kong was a great warmup to today’s hike on Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in China. In 6 hours I got to cover close to 22km on the amazingly well maintained but super steep stairs … Continue reading →

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How Hard Could It Be?

Posted on October 11, 2013 by

A lot of bad ideas start with the question “How hard could it be to…” In today’s edition of that question I figured I had an hour before I had to leave for work so I thought: “How Hard Could … Continue reading →

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Skype WOD Across the World

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

While I’m 10000 miles from home Skype serves up the evening family chat (morning for me). To my delight, today’s conversation was all about the day’s WODs. I believe there is something magical about everyone in your family involved in … Continue reading →

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Recovering from 500 squats

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

Monday and Tuesday’s WODs had over 500 squats including air squats, front squats, overhead squats, push press dips and by yesterday evening my quads were failing me. By this morning all things pointed to a mandatory rest day. I took … Continue reading →

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The Highest Paleo Dinner in the World

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

The 1-Altitude in Singapore claims to have the highest open air restaurant in the world on its 63th floor. With great (paleo) food and absolutely magnificent views of the island it was a great way to relax post-work and post-WOD. … Continue reading →