Consider this guy.
Today I talked to a 79-year-old man who broke his arm a couple days ago. He was jogging down Barr Trail on Pikes Peak (that's right) in preparation for the Pikes Peak Marathon this weekend. But darkness befell and he had to switch on a light to see the trail. His light ended up running out of battery power, which caused him to stumble and fall, causing a fractured ulna. He had to spend the night on the mountain, and twelve hours later he was discovered by two hikers. They called search & rescue, who came and pulled him off the mountain.
When I talked to him today (with his arm in a cast and sling), his chief complaint was that he hadn't broken his arm with enough healing time to run the marathon. But he still managed to hike up the mountain, down to Barr Camp, up to the summit again, and completely back down today before the afternoon storms.
I admit the title of the post is a little deceiving. Considering this guy's age, I think he's doing pretty well.
2 comments:
haha.. out of control. I want to be like that someday.
Karl, I hope you're like that someday too.
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