Today, I signed up for the Corvallis half-marathon, and I plan to walk it on April 11th. It cost me $64 to register. On November 29th, I will be walking a half-marathon that starts and finishes at my house. It is free, and we will have a porta-potty and an aid station with water and sports drinks. You are all welcome to come and walk or run; it starts at 9:00 am. Hopefully, it won’t be raining too badly. I walk six miles outside on the road twice a week and walk for one hour on my treadmill twice a week. My goal for November 29th is 3:45, and for April 11th, 3:30. I am also planning to walk another half-marathon on July 4th at Sauvie Island. Back in my running days, I ran the half-marathon at Sauvie Island four times and did it several times with one of my kids. July 11th is the day I am climbing Mt Adams, so the Sauvie Island Walk should be a great warm-up. My goal for the Sauvie Island walk is 3:20. My monster B-HAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) for this year is to climb Mt. Adams. I used to live in Trout Lake, which is under 20 miles from timberline of Mt. Adams. I climbed it for the first time shortly after we moved there when I was 16 years old. I have climbed it numerous times since that first ascent, but I have failed to reach the top on the last four attempts. The last time I made it to the top was over ten years ago, when I was 65 years old, and I will be 77 when I attempt it again on July 11th. I anticipate that it will be a very tough climb. I am praying that Jesus comes before then, or I die. Someone asked me why I am doing this climb, and I responded by saying, “Because I am crazy!” Hopefully, I will come to my senses before July 11th. Let me know if you’d like to walk any of the half-marathons or climb Mt. Adams with me. Misery loves company.