I recently went down to Manitou Springs (which is near Colorado Springs) with family and conquered, completed, almost died, wanted to cry climbed The Incline. If you have never heard of this place you must look it up NOW and go and visit. And if you feel like being a total BEAST climb up that darn thing and shout from the mountain tops. This is the 3rd time I have completed The Incline and you would think each time gets easier and easier, NOPE. For some reason this was probably the hardest of them all. My cousins were in town so we all packed in the car, with my brothers, and started our trek. I would be lying if cuss words weren't strolling through my brain, tears were wanting to come out of my eyes and whining became my "go-to." Clearly I would be the LAST person to ever be on a deserted island with, well unless it's a tropical island with an all inclusive resort. If that's the case, sign me up! ;)
Truthfully, this workout will push you beyond the limits. Will test every ounce of strength you have and in the end you will feel accomplished and ready to chow down on food. Unfortunately because I'm doing the whole30.com program eating delicious cookies, brownies and FroYo were not an option but chicken and cucumbers sufficed. The incline is almost 1 mile exactly and goes up 2,000 feet in elevation. When you reach the top you can choose to plummet to your death take those stairs back down the mountain or there's a 4 mile trail back to the start. We chose to take the trail as falling down a mountain of stairs didn't exactly sound appealing. I did meet an Olympic Athlete while hiking and may have freaked out for a moment. I have no idea who he is, what sports he competes in, or if he has ever actually been to the olympics. All I heard was that he trains at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and I instantly pegged him as a Celebrity. We asked for a picture and to this day will probably never actually know who he is. For all I know he could just be a random guy hiking the Incline ;) If you are wanting to challenge yourself definitely give this a try! Hurry though, because they will be closing it down for 4 months starting mid-August. If you go, PLEASE let me know how it went and I will air high-five you because you're a rock star.
*pic courtesy of wikimedia.org
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