Training Goals



Topping Out Tuckerman’s, originally uploaded by jjvornov.

One of my main goals for fitness is to be able to undertake something like this hike. While it was a physical challenge, I had cardiovascular fitness, endurance and strenght from my cyclilng. None of it was as specific as months spent on hiking trails, but enough to match my 15 year old son’s endurance at least. By the way, that’s him at the top of the ravine, posing very nicely for the image.

Google Earth: Mount Washington via Tuckerman's Ravine

Here’s the Google Earth projection of the GPS track up the mountain.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people.

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