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In November, I'll be participating in one of the most ambitious challenges I have ever embarked upon.
I'll be climbing the stairs of the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower from the ground floor to the observatory. That is one hundred and three flights!!
One may ask, why the hell I'm doing this. The answers are vaired yet simple. First of all, I'm combining one of my hobbies with one of my current goals. That goal, weight loss. Since 7/9/09, I have lost a total of 85lbs. Throughout most of that year I have lost it by watching what I'm eating. However, after the holidays, I realized that I needed to become more active. This is where my architecture hobby/fascination came in handy. There are many of these stair climbs in the city. This is just the first of a few annual events I'm planning on embarking upon. (Future events for me to join are Hustle Up the Hancock / John Hancock Center and Fight for Air Stair Climb / Presidential Towers)
Another reason made the whole decision that much better. All proceeds from funds raised are going to benefit the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The "RIC is the nation’s #1 ranked provider of comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation care to patients from around the world and is the leader in research and development of the most cutting-edge treatments and technologies in its field." (I had to quote their website because they say it waaaay better than I ever could)
So, at post-time I'm currently only $55 away from my fund-raising goal. If anyone cares enough to help, please view my pledge page: http://ric.convio.net/site/TR/SkyRis...nal&fr_id=1040
Todd
I'll be climbing the stairs of the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower from the ground floor to the observatory. That is one hundred and three flights!!
One may ask, why the hell I'm doing this. The answers are vaired yet simple. First of all, I'm combining one of my hobbies with one of my current goals. That goal, weight loss. Since 7/9/09, I have lost a total of 85lbs. Throughout most of that year I have lost it by watching what I'm eating. However, after the holidays, I realized that I needed to become more active. This is where my architecture hobby/fascination came in handy. There are many of these stair climbs in the city. This is just the first of a few annual events I'm planning on embarking upon. (Future events for me to join are Hustle Up the Hancock / John Hancock Center and Fight for Air Stair Climb / Presidential Towers)
Another reason made the whole decision that much better. All proceeds from funds raised are going to benefit the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The "RIC is the nation’s #1 ranked provider of comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation care to patients from around the world and is the leader in research and development of the most cutting-edge treatments and technologies in its field." (I had to quote their website because they say it waaaay better than I ever could)
So, at post-time I'm currently only $55 away from my fund-raising goal. If anyone cares enough to help, please view my pledge page: http://ric.convio.net/site/TR/SkyRis...nal&fr_id=1040
Todd
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