Rush, Triumph, Mountain

There is a famous path in North Vancouver called the Grouse Grind, which is essentially an outdoor stair master. And for many people, that’s how it’s used.

Most people who scale Grouse Mountain using the Grind take about two hours to make the journey. A local who has been training can do it in just over thirty minutes.

For those who race up the mountain on a routine basis, there are card readers; the difference in the check-in times at bottom and top calculate the athlete’s time.

To triumph, you can’t rush. Focus is key. Tripping costs time.

Radio, Head, Rush

I’ve worked in a couple of different cities where, when lunch ended and the afternoon started to roll along, people would start listening to their radios. The idea was that in the event of a traffic accident on the bridge (one city) or bad weather (another city), they would rush off to be at the head of the line for the ferry (the first city) or the bus (the second city) for commuting home.

I wasn’t one of those people. When things got bad during the commute, I’d just shrug and make my way home. I got there eventually.