I learned a few things from my recent trip to Reno Nevada. First thing I learned was the higher the altitude, the harder it is to breathe. In order to keep my current level of workout enthusiasm going, I had decided to go for a run after a long day’s meeting. I put on my heart rate monitor/GPS watch (I like to refer to it as my Dick Tracy watch) and other running gear and headed out. About a mile out, my Dick Tracy watch started beeping (I was pretty sure that it was my Heart Rate and not Prune Face robbing a bank) and I was breathing hard. I slowed down to a walk (I know Reno is a betting town, but I didn’t feel like gambling with my life). I couldn’t figure out why I was breathing so hard, my legs weren’t tired, and I’ve jogged up hills and gone further at home. I started looking at the information on the watch and that is when I discovered that Reno is 3000 feet higher than Atlanta and the air was thinner. I ended up having to jog then walk then jog then walk all the way back to the hotel.
The second thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; nothing realigns ones distorted view of their body image as the bathroom mirror in a hotel. For the past few months I’ve been losing weight, and people have been commenting on the loss of weight. I been feeling pretty good, my pants have been looser and I have more energy. I started thinking of myself less as a fat guy and more as a slightly overweight guy. That delusion stopped the minute I opened the shower curtain and saw myself in the bathroom mirror (I’m still a fat guy, just not as fat as I use to be). At home my bathroom mirror only shows my head and I’m either clothed or wrapped in a towel (hiding the fat) when I pass the mirror in the hall.
Third Thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; Golden Retrievers Rock! I know, technically this is something I already knew, but I met a Golden named Boo at the Great Basin Brew Pub (Great Beer). He hung out with me and let me recover from my dog withdrawal (my pups were in the kennel while I was out in Reno, and I missed them).
Fourth thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; I’m not too smart. I stayed an extra day after my
meeting to go hiking. I was planning to go to Lake Tahoe, but because I didn’t plan ahead, I ended up staying in Reno. I decided to go for a hike along the Truckee River (there is a multi use trail that runs along it). So I left for my hike with no water, sunscreen, hat or map (told you I wasn’t too smart). I got to Rock Park and headed towards down town Reno ( I figured I could stop and get a bite to eat and if I was to tired I could grab a cab back), but because my memory and sense of direction is so bad, I didn’t head towards downtown Reno, I headed towards Salt Lake City. After about 5 miles and the total lack of buildings, I realized I must be going the wrong way, but did this stop me? Did
I turn around then? No. I decided I would keep going because by then I was getting close to the base of the mountains, and if I made it to the base I could tell people I went hiking to the mountains of Nevada (this is a pretty stupid reason to suffer from heat exhaustion). By the time I turned around I realized how stupid I was and that I needed water, so I got off the trail and found a truck stop and got some Gatorade and water. After I re-hydrated I headed back to the hotel. By the time I got back to the hotel I was in bad shape. I was sunburned, blistered and suffering from heat exhaustion. I am glad I survived.
The last thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; be it ever so humble (and messy) there is no place like home.
The second thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; nothing realigns ones distorted view of their body image as the bathroom mirror in a hotel. For the past few months I’ve been losing weight, and people have been commenting on the loss of weight. I been feeling pretty good, my pants have been looser and I have more energy. I started thinking of myself less as a fat guy and more as a slightly overweight guy. That delusion stopped the minute I opened the shower curtain and saw myself in the bathroom mirror (I’m still a fat guy, just not as fat as I use to be). At home my bathroom mirror only shows my head and I’m either clothed or wrapped in a towel (hiding the fat) when I pass the mirror in the hall.
Third Thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; Golden Retrievers Rock! I know, technically this is something I already knew, but I met a Golden named Boo at the Great Basin Brew Pub (Great Beer). He hung out with me and let me recover from my dog withdrawal (my pups were in the kennel while I was out in Reno, and I missed them).
Fourth thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; I’m not too smart. I stayed an extra day after my
meeting to go hiking. I was planning to go to Lake Tahoe, but because I didn’t plan ahead, I ended up staying in Reno. I decided to go for a hike along the Truckee River (there is a multi use trail that runs along it). So I left for my hike with no water, sunscreen, hat or map (told you I wasn’t too smart). I got to Rock Park and headed towards down town Reno ( I figured I could stop and get a bite to eat and if I was to tired I could grab a cab back), but because my memory and sense of direction is so bad, I didn’t head towards downtown Reno, I headed towards Salt Lake City. After about 5 miles and the total lack of buildings, I realized I must be going the wrong way, but did this stop me? Did
I turn around then? No. I decided I would keep going because by then I was getting close to the base of the mountains, and if I made it to the base I could tell people I went hiking to the mountains of Nevada (this is a pretty stupid reason to suffer from heat exhaustion). By the time I turned around I realized how stupid I was and that I needed water, so I got off the trail and found a truck stop and got some Gatorade and water. After I re-hydrated I headed back to the hotel. By the time I got back to the hotel I was in bad shape. I was sunburned, blistered and suffering from heat exhaustion. I am glad I survived.The last thing I learned on my trip to Reno was; be it ever so humble (and messy) there is no place like home.
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