My addictive nature is in full swing today. Everything is personal and everything is my responsibility. I strapped on almost 10kgs of weight in a backpack - enough to weigh 61kgs - and set out on the staircase of where I live. The deal was: no quitting unless there was vomit or crawling involved or finish 700 repeats. Whichever came first.

There is something very liberating about being able to will your body to perform the way you want in this weather. I hate being confined to location/clothes/time/space/anything. I like knowing that my body will always be able to make me feel good - and sweating it out for 2 hours in this heat is the closest I have to feeling cleansed. I would not trade it for anything!

So, 700 stair repeats with a backpack mid-morning!