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I did it!  I climbed to the top of the Wachovia Bank building in Miami.  It’s a 55-story building with 1,210 steps.  I pushed and pushed to make it to the top.

I left the hotel about one hour and forty minutes before my scheduled time.  It took me about forty minutes to walk about 1.5 miles to the Wachovia Bank building.  I quickly registered and waited for my start time.

As I waited, I caught up with a few people I have not seen in a while.  There was also food and entertainment.  I was able to get some cold water to make sure I was well-hydrated for the climb.

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When my start time approached, I lined up with the other climbers.  We were carefully spaced out, so climbers were not piled on top of each other. I waited patiently for my turn.

When I was given the signal, I started quickly.  I skipped steps, and I made it up a few flights of stairs fairly quickly.  Then, it was like hitting a brick wall.  I just could not keep that pace. 

So, I resorted to very methodically and steadily taking one step at a time.  I could not do it continously.  I had to pause at various times throughout the journey to the top.

When I paused, I could feel my heart racing.  My body was getting quite a workout.  I soon realized that I should not just stop climbing.  Instead, I needed to keep moving, just at a slower pace (i.e., I’d walk back and forth on the landing before climbing again).

During the whole climb, I kept checking my progress.  At the eleventh floor, I knew I had finished 20% of my goal.  At the 22nd floor, I knew I had finished 40% of my goal.  It kept my mind busy.  The more I accomplished, the better I felt.

When I finally made it to the top, about 20 minutes after I started, I was given a bottle of water and promptly drank it.  It took a few minutes for me to get my heart rate down, but I eventually was able to enjoy my accomplishment.

After I made it back down to ground-level, I was able to enjoy some delicious foods from healthy wraps to frozen yogurt to cheese danish.  It was more calories than I burned, but I think I deserved it.

When I left the event area, I walked the 1.5 miles back to the hotel.  It was a beautiful day in Miami.

Breakfast:  Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon; Potatoes

Morning Snack:  various treats

Lunch:  Chinese food

Dinner:  Seafood Masaman Curry

Dessert:  Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

Exercise:  walked 3 miles and climbed 1,210 steps.

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