Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
On Happiness
March 5, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness and being happy lately.
What does that really mean?
Is it when you’re walking down the hallways at work that your footsteps feel lighter? Is it when you’re running and the perfect song comes on and the words are meaningful and completely relevant? Is it when everything seems just right [...]
Thanks-Giving
November 27, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
After another Thanksgiving, I thought it would be relevant to write about Giving Thanks and what I am thankful for this year. How can another year have gone by????
1. I am thankful for my health. To be able to run 5 miles today and see the green hills of Petaluma is a really good thing. [...]
Leadership attributes in climbing and running
February 28, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 4 Comments
As someone who has done marathons on all seven continents and climbed the highest summits on five of the same seven continents, I’ve had time to reflect about how the challenges related to business and my own performance are intertwined.
While some areas are easy to identify (life is a marathon for example), the whole end-to-end [...]
Highlights of 2008
December 31, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I was going to write a post recapping personal events and achievements of 2008 but while I was out during my last run of this year late this afternoon, I thought about the truly magical moments of the past year that were so wonderful that they took my breath away or made my eyes hurt.
These [...]
Why We Run and Climb
September 10, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
Most of us get asked from time to time, why do you do what you do? Why do you run marathons? Why do you want to climb mountains? Especially when the experience can be so – well – hard and distasteful.
Sir Edmund Hillary gave the supposedly flippant comment, “Because it’s there” – referring to his [...]
Why We Run
August 10, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Today we ran a solid three hours at Annadel Park just north of Santa Rosa. The total distance was around 16.2 miles but could have been more, my GPS decided not to work despite being charged overnight. We set out around 730am on trails that were largely deserted, later we saw some bicyclists and horses [...]
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