KETCHUM-DOWNTOWN YMCA STAIR CLIMB FOR LOS ANGELES.

Where oh where does the stair climb money go?

To support kids like Carlos.

Get on board.

Make your difference.

Have a strong day.

2011 KETCHUM-DOWNTOWN YMCA STAIR CLIMB FOR LOS ANGELES

Elevators are for wimps -- not Peggy Murphy.

62 years old. An amputee. A grandmother.

Able to climb the tallest building in Los Angeles. The tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

"If I could do that at 62 on crutches, why can't you?"

Yes.  Exactly.

WHY CAN'T YOU?

I tell people that when I moved to Los Angeles that I drove cross-country and they respond, "What?! You didn't just fly?!"

Uh, and do what with my Jeep and belongings that I wanted to bring?

Where the hell is your sense of adventure?

I tell people that I am going to climb 75 stories and they respond, "Horrible. I can think of much better things to do with my time."

Which inspires the question, what exactly DO you have to do that's better? Sit on the couch? Eat doritos? Spend yet another day in your short life NOT ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING OR PUSHING YOURSELF?

Great.  Get on it with all deliberate speed.

And a one-legged, 62-year-old, grandmother will be hopping and stepping and crutching and wheelchair-ing her way past you.

BUT, if you choose to do something different.  If you choose to move.  If you choose to get your body doing what it was made to do, then...

Sign up TODAY for the Stair Climb for Los Angeles and even if you don't climb for yourself, climb for someone or something else.  Climb for someone who can't walk, run, see, hear or do for themselves due to physical limitations.  Climb for the youth and community programs that are supported by the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA out of the proceeds from the Stair Climb.

www.ymcastairclimb.org

2011 KETCHUM-DOWNTOWN YMCA STAIR CLIMB FOR LOS ANGELES

Reach for the sky and climb 1,500 stairs to the top of the West Coast’s tallest building!

 September 23, 2011

Be a part of the 18th Annual Stair Climb for a Stronger Los Angeles! Each step you take benefits the impactful work of the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA. You’re helping raise vital funds to support critical programs for children, teens, families and seniors in the community.

Climb up for a thrilling vertical race or step at your own pace. Just like the mission of Y programs, you will be focusing your energy upwards and feel a huge sense of accomplishment! Plus, you, friends and family are sure to enjoy a great day filled with climbing, and music, food, firefighters and fun at the Race Expo.

What are people saying about climbing 1,500 stairs?

“It’s step-breathe, step-breathe, 1,500 times.”
–Peggy Murphy (Grandmother and single amputee)

“I did it to show my children that you can do anything!”

“I never knew how much my coworkers cared until they wouldn’t finish without me.”

“The firefighters are my reward!”

Every step you take helps build a stronger community!

“I feel like the Y helped me raise my boy into a man.”

“My kids may be out of the program, but the program will always be in them.”

“Now, I know I can do anything!”

“I was hanging out with the wrong people, doing the wrong things;
the Y showed me a different path.”

www.ymcastairclimb.org

CARMAGEDDON WORKOUT: FREEWAY FREE-WEIGHTS

So Carmageddon is upon us as the 405 freeway is closed from the 10 Freeway at the south end to the 101 Ventura Freeway at the north end.

How will you pass the time this weekend while "parked" on freeways in and around Los Angeles county?

Perhaps with a bit of a body-weight workout?

As you will be a prisoner of the stopped traffic, the first suggestion is "Prisoner Squats."

Secondly, drop down and hit a "Plank" for as long as you can.

Thirdly, "Lane Lunges" should propel you forward more quickly than the traffic will be moving, perhaps.

Fourthly and finally, "Spiderman Push-ups."

All body weight, no equipment required and the only thing that might get a bit dirty are your hands from the push-ups.

Have a strong carmageddon weekend, people.

2010 KETCHUM-DOWNTOWN YMCA STAIR CLIMB TO THE TOP RACE RESULTS + RACE PHOTOS.

2010 KETCHUM-DOWNTOWN YMCA STAIR CLIMB TO THE TOP : TEAM HAVE A STRONG DAY : ELEVATORS ARE FOR WIMPS

Race Results here:
http://www.runraceresults.com

Raceh Photos here:
http://www.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=7193932