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The Rundown – I Can’t Feel My Legs
A few years ago I read MMA fighter Ronda Rousey's book My Fight / Your Fight. It was a fascinating look into her life and the measures she took to be the best female fighter in the world. Her training (both of her mind and body) was relentless. One passage remains...
3 Surprising Things I Learned From my DEXAScan
If you're asking "what the hell is a DEXAScan?" I got you. If you remember those fat pinching calipers from gym class or your first encounter with a personal trainer in the 90s then you're close to understanding what it is. I'm happy to report that a DEXAScan is a...
How I Broke All the Rules and Succeeded with A Resolution
Let's get one thing clear - I don't make resolutions. If you're confused, it's understandable but, as you read on I promise everything will make sense. If you're as sick to death as I am with articles boasting "5 Easy Steps to Keeping Your Resolution," or "How to...
The Rundown – Dreaming Season
When I saw the cover of this month's USA Triathlon Magazine, it gave me pause. Few things do that because I'm always going 100 miles an hour, 24 hours a day. But when I saw the words DREAMING SEASON emblazoned beneath a picture of a cyclist with a gorgeous stretch of...
The Rundown – Hello 2019!
Well hello old friends! I think this may have been the longest I've gone without a post in quite some time and it felt really good to take such a long break. If you follow me on social media you know I spent most of that break snowboarding and skiing (yep, I'm back to...
The Rundown – A Funny Thing Happened on my Way to Training
The offseason can be a tricky thing. At first, I did't want to take any time off because after a hard training cycle and successful race, I felt great! My body and mind were in a euphoric state of sweat, hurt, recover, grow, repeat. When my coach (very...
The Rundown – What Day is It?
The holidays are a whirlwind in the best and worst ways. As with all time off and forced family get-togethers, there were highs and lows for me. There are plenty of things I'm not thankful for, but so much more that I am, and I'm trying to keep that in mind while I...
The Rundown – 13.1 Miles in Sin City
Bless me father for I have sinned. It's been one year since my last Vegas confession and this one is a doozie! I confess to having way too much fun, way too many shots, laughing way too hard and hugging too many people...if that's possible? I have zero regrets...
The Rundown – Leaving for Las Vegas! #RockandRollHalfMarathon
Here we go again! It's almost time for me to leave for Las Vegas and run the Rock and Roll Half Marathon for the third consecutive year! The strip is shut down for only the first time each year (the second is on New Year's Eve of course!) so thousands of runners can...
The Rundown – Sorry Doesn’t Make the Noodles
If the quote "sorry doesn't make the noodles" seems familiar to you, you have watched Kung Fu Panda as many times as I have. In the opening scene, Po the Panda (voiced by Jack Black) oversleeps. When he rushes downstairs to help his dad (the Goose voiced by James...
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