Mini Epics

Photo: Matthew Graham

Some friends and I went to dine and sleep in some pods overlooking the Sacred Valley of Peru. The catch was we would have to scale a 1200-foot cliffside to reach them.

Photo: purchased from killboy.com

While exploring the Blue Ridge region of the U.S., I rented a Harley-Davidson to take on the legendary stretch of road known for its 318 curves packed into just 11 miles.

Run a mile, do 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and run another mile, all within an hour while wearing a 20-pound vest, and you got yourself a mini epic.

For my 50th birthday, I set out to see if I could do 500 pull-ups in under 5 hours. I could!

Photo: purchased from the Parachute Center

To mark the 30th year of my existence, I thought it would be a fun to jump out of an airplane. For some reason, I managed to get only one friend to join me.

This race was only 14 miles, but 90% was uphill on America's highest paved road. There was the blizzard at the end and the race was called off right after I finished!

Driving the Oregon Coast had long been on my bucket list. But what made it my ultimate road trip was doing it in a manual Pontiac Solstice GXP—a sports car I absolutely adored.

A friend had once proposed doing a 10-sport weekend. While we could not do that many, eight is still quite a lot!

The Fort Collins Running Club put out a challenge to run every urban trail in the city. They totaled 36 miles.

I had a 12-hour connection in Las Vegas. What to do? Why not make it a car day.

To celebrate the new decade, I ran 20 km, did 20 pull-ups and 200 push-ups with a 20-pound weighted vest, biked 20 km... and completed 20 lessons of Mandarin Chinese.