Well, I complained vociferously yesterday about having had a
cruddy week and said I needed to do something about it.
This morning my wife and I packed up the family and drove
about an hour north to hike up around Amicalola Falls and
one of the Appalachian trail access points in North Georgia.
I'm not sure exactly how far we ended up walking but I do
know that one section was 1.5 miles up with a 1000 foot rise
in elevation, then back down again so we probably walked
double that distance...maybe 6 miles.  The terrain for this
hike made for a bit more strenuous walking than I am
accustomed to but we were all able to do this without
issue...a sure sign of progress.  My heart rate never got
above about 90 even at the steepest parts of the walk...6
months ago this would have put me on a stretcher.

When we got back down to the parking area the kids wanted to
play for a bit in the playground so, while watching them and
having a moment of personal madness, I walked over to a
chin-up bar and did three chin-ups.  I haven't been able to
do a single chin-up in 15 years, much less three.  More
progress!

So, I still had a cruddy week, but at least I feel good
about myself again.