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Unfortunatley for my climbing career, Everest leveled my bank account. When I returned home, I was shocked to find 82 cents in my savings account. Because of my finances, any major expeditions are not in my horizon for any time in the next couple of years. I will be graduating from UC Davis in March of 2009, and will begin to pursue my dream career of becoming a full time fire fighter. Having a high level of fitness is crucial to being able to perform my duties safely and efficiently. My general plan for maintaining such fitness is to start running more races, and if I can save up enough money (after paying for Everest debts, groceries, etc.) I want to purchase a road bike and join the UCD triathlon team this fall.


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Swimming: Either high intensity sprints with little rest in between, or long distance at a given intensity interval, while trying to limit the number of breaths I take for each lap.

Running: I set and accomplished my goal of running a marathon. I ran the Sacramento Marathon in three hours and fourty six minutes. A lot of my training has been running. I like to utilize the greenbelt (a series of interconnected parks) in Davis. I like running in rain or shine, day or night. I will be climbing in some pretty uncomfortable situations, so I may as well train in them too.

18x20's: I use these workouts for days I don't have a lot of free time. They are short, sweet, and deadly. I pick 18 different exercises (6 working my legs, 6 working my core, and 6 working my arms) and spread each kind of exercise evenly throughout the workout. Then, I divide the workout into three sets of 6 exercises. Within the set, I do 20 reps of each exercise with no break in between. At the end of the set, I give myself 2 minutes.

Parking Garage Trek: The UC Davis West Entry Parking Structure may not look like the prefect training ground for Everest, but it is six stories tall, has great vistas of the UC Davis campus, and is conveniently located 100 ft. from my home at the fire station. Usually at night (there are less people to wonder what I am doing), I strap on a heavy backpack, and walk up and down the stairs at a pretty quick pace for about 1-2 hours. I can usually manage about 15 laps and hour, which equates to about  1,000 ft. an hour.