On my latest trip to Philadelphia, I made a pilgrimage to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art made famous in the Rocky movies.
Rocky is one the first movies I remember seeing (at a drive on with my parents!)
The series are among my favorite movies and the soundtrack played a big part in athletic career. I ran many flights of stadium steps with the Rocky theme playing in on my portable cassette player, jumping rope, and doing one-handed push-ups.
On previous trips, there was never enough time time to pay a visit. This time my hotel was only a few miles away and treadmill in the fitness wasn’t that great so I decided that my morning workout would include the steps. I timed my run to coincide with sunrise and it was an amazing sight.
The steps are a relatively easy task (short rise) and it was a great way to break the run. For the record “Eye of the Tiger” was playing in the headphones on the way up and Cinderella Man on the way down.
