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One of the great things
about my job as editor is that I get to go on press trips to fun, adventurous
places. It is my duty to try out activities and see what a certain place or
company has to offer our readers. Then it’s my job to tell you guys about it.
In January I had the opportunity to go out to Colorado to visit the Vail resorts, and stayed a few extra days with a friend to hang out in and around Aspen for the first time. I even got grounded by the snow and had to stay a few extra days, which, let me tell you, was horrible, what with all that fresh powder on the mountains. I went alpine skiing, cross country skiing, tubing (which brought me back to my youth) and ice climbing. To get to the waterfalls that we climbed we drove to the bottom of the driveway at the house where we were staying. Can’t do that in New York City. My inner outdoorswoman wanted to miss her delayed flight and stay out west forever.
When I did finally get on a plane home I thought to myself ‘how can I possibly go back to working out in a gym? I can’t go back to staring at the wall, or the TV or the rear of the person in front of me after spending a week staring at the mountains, listening to the coyotes and seeing all those stars.’
As my red-eye flight landed and I stood waiting for my bags in the wee hours of a La Guardia morning, I began to remember that everything I did in Colorado I can do within a few hours of the city. Sure I have to drive two hours instead of two minutes, but now that March is upon us and we are rushing toward spring, I know there are a lot of things in our area that I have yet to experience. This spring I’m making the effort to drive that few hours at least once a month and do something new—a monthly adventure. My ice climbing experience in Colorado was a first for me and it was nowhere near as scary as I thought it would be (though it did take some getting used to). Having only climbed in gyms (again with the indoors!) I’m going to make sure I head up to the ‘Gunks this season to climb outside minus the ice. And while I definitely do not have room in my apartment for a mountain bike, I still think I’d like to learn to ride one so that I can get out into the woods a bit more than I can on my tri bike (which is never, obviously). We should all challenge our comfort zones, take a break from traditional training and get outside to try something new—you’d be amazed at the physical results you can get when you think about the fun and let the fitness follow.
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