Well today I feel my age <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />, although I am pleased with my performance in general <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. We had one of first major rescues of the season. A hiker fell 40+ feet up at Maryland Heights near Harper?s Ferry (for those of you who know the area) down a ravine. We hiked just under a mile to get to the rescue scene. Keep in mind I am overweight <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />, out-of-shape <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> and one of the oldest members of the team <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />. Two of our members who are career Fire Fighters and in relatively good shape did make it up at least 10 min.+ ahead of me, but I was able to pass and make it up at least 10min+ ahead of our other members <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />, of which several are half my age <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />. Not to bad for this old body. I definitely felt it in my knees coming down out of the mountain <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />. I am somewhat sore today, but not as bad as I envisioned <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

Pete