getting close

It's been 2 weeks now since i broke my finger. So far, total drag, however it is getting better. I was out yesterday at our local crag (lakit lake) doing some laps (as if i was on rock at the end of November) and it felt pretty good. Still a tad tender but definitely feeling way better. Training is still going really well. I for sure am way stronger than last year which is motivating. Only 43 days until the Ouray Ice festival. It seems weird that my goals is top 10 but at the same time one must set goals at a level that seems unthinkable, because that's when the unthinkable is usually attained.

The climbing gym in my backyard has proved to be really helpful. Without it, i certainly wouldn't be training as much. The plan was for it to provide me training until ice started to form. Well flip, it's like spring out right now. There's no snow or ice in the Kootenays. It just means for me to climb ice i have to get up to Alberta (apparently their weather system is better than ours). I was out on ice last weekend up Kananaskis country. Great early season ice up Ranger Creek. Totally packed with people, but heck, i'll take anything at this point, even if it means climbing up a mountain and waiting in the windy cold, snowy bowl in line for getting on a climb.

Training is hard. To stay committed is hard. But for some reason that is beyond me...i'm still going. I still want it. Beat my record again with continuous movement in the gym at 35min48sec. Goal is getting closer. 40min isn't that far away.