So the photos below are a series of stairs that lead from the piers and Alaskan Way up to Western Avenue and subsequently into Pike Place Market, a place that one should avoid at all costs on summer Saturdays. Unless you’re really jonesing for some nibbles from DeLaurenti which unfortunately I was.
It’s difficult to really get a feel for just how steep these steps are from the photos but let me tell you, they are brutal and seem to go forever.
And then when you think you’re done, there’s another set:
As you can see to the left, there’s actually a third set but I was in too much shock and sweat to take a third photo. Why was I in shock?
Because I ran up them.
Sure, I did a bouncy jog here and there, but I bounded up those bad boys, every one of them. When I got to the top, my throat was searing but I didn’t flop over and wait for Death either. I actually could continue walking. And so I did.
Now that’s an X Project/X Gym moment. Even better than seeing my abs a little for the first time today, better than seeing a tiny curve of muscle in my thigh, better than havig biceps. I ran up these boogers. What an amazing feeling of freedom.
