A True Fight for Air!

For the second year in a row, Dan and I headed to Springfield, IL to participate in the Fight for Air Climb. The name says it all as we climbed the 30 floors - or 60 flights of stairs to the top of the Hilton Hotel! Dan and I were both getting over some upper respiratory issues, but since we had signed up and made raised money, we opted to complete the daunting task.

Dan was all smiles when we first arrived!
And even more smiles when we found a Dunkin Donuts near our hotel!
I was happy about the pre-climb coffee coolatta too! :)
We didn't climb until 10:30, so after our Dunkin breakfast we headed back to the hotel to get suited up!
This year it was ROUGH!!! After the climb, poor Dan actually layed down on the 30th floor for a good 30 minutes - he finally managed to get up so I could snap a quick pic!
I was feeling okay, but could not shake a terrible cough!!! We were both happy to head home!
When I got back to work on Monday - all my co-workers asked if I planned to climb again. After some thought, I guess I equate it to childbirth - something that is really bad when you are living it, but as time goes on, you forget the pain involved and sign up again. As far as childbirth goes, I did it three time - guess I can climb at least once more! :)