What a great day! My four-year-old nephew and I headed up to Yankee Stadium for a game. The kid loves the Yankees and knows so much about them. He was a little shocked that I knew so little.
“Come on, Torry. You know what A-Rod is trying to do.” He had to explain to me that he wants to break the record for the number of career home runs. And, when A-Rod hit a Grand Slam in the bottom of the seventh inning, Liam jumped and screamed in pure joy. Looking over at me, I’m sure he felt a bit of pity for me because I just didn’t “get it.”
I asked him why he thought the Yankees were such a good team. He told me in no uncertain terms, “They try hard.” Doesn’t that sum up most of life? Show up, try really hard and do your best. I could take this advice when it comes to my work out commitment. Just show up, try really hard and do my best…and, my payoff…Everest Base Camp…is certainly worth it. That really doesn’t sound that hard. But, somehow it is.
I’m sticky and sweaty from the game (it was really hot in the sun and my nephew got a lot of his cotton candy on me). So, I’m off to the shower and into bed. I plan to hit the gym very early, before any excuses of the day get in my way. But, I’m going to set a reasonable goal…just get to the gym and see what happens. I hope I get in 45 minutes of cardio, but if it ends up being only 10 minutes…that’s better than no minutes. Something is better than nothing. I wish this wasn’t so hard for me.
Training Summary
Physical Activity: Walk Walked around NYC a bit, but nothing too write home about. Nutrition: Pretty good Healthy breakfast and dinner. But, a little game food in the middle. Hydration: 32 oz. Definitely could have used more! Sleep: 8 hours Well rested. Woke up before the alarm!