Originally Posted by
Wileyrat
No real stair options for me, so it'll be the gym, my weekly hike up Tumamoc Hill, and riding until challenge day. How my legs handle going back down 1300+ stairs is a concern, but there's nothing I can do about it, so I'll just have to deal with it.
Fwiw, my legs are fine after my first stint on the gym stair machine, which is good because Fri is Tumamoc Hill day, and you definitely want fresh legs for that.
No real stair options anywhere?
Not in the airport?
Not in a shopping centre?
Not bleachers in a sports ground?
Not in any buildings in town?
No stairs up to your front door?
Not out in one of the Saguaro Parks?
It's not the UP that will get you ... it's the DOWN.
Can you somehow turn around and go down on the gym stair machine?
Calf raises?
Walking barefoot on a sandy beach for 5 or 6 km a couple times a week? (I suppose not in your area, and you probably wouldn't want to go barefoot with the possibility of scorpions around!)