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Fun and Fitness

Just finished a version of Fight Gone Bad at the gym, then did some obstacles. I am 27 days into The Streak, and physically I’m started to feel real good. I think, at the core of it, the current success stems from having fun. I didn’t jump in quickly and haven’t gone too intense (until […]

Starting (Again)

The starting-again process is tough. It hurts. It can feel hopeless. And when you focus on what you think you “should” be doing, and do a hard, intense workout that causes a lot of discomfort and pain and makes you feel overwhelmed, it just makes what’s already a hard process that much harder. So, for […]

World’s Toughest Mudder 2024

World’s Toughest Mudder was quite a rollercoaster. While I had a pass/fail goal of 65 miles, my real goal going in was 70. Several times in the past I felt 70 was attainable, but mistakes had cost me. This was my sixth WTM, and when I looked back at each one I’d done in the […]

Back to 100

In September 2020, I fractured by right tibea plateau in three places. I came off an obstacle awkwardly, landing so from the knee down was bent back, from the knee up was forward, and all my weight smashed into the top of that plateau that holds the weight of the rest of your body. What’s […]

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The Toughest Workouts

After enduring a perfect storm of the holidays, followed by a trip to Ireland, followed by a nasty bout of COVID, to say I feel weak and out-of-shape is a massive understatement. But it has made something abundantly clear: The toughest workouts aren’t the epic, multi-hour ones that you tackle when you’re in shape. It’s […]

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Bottoming Out

Bottoming out – really bottoming out – is a funny thing. Sure, you can feel like you’re bottoming out and coming back, and then life teaches you a lesson: That wasn’t the bottom. Bottoming out feels horrible, but often it is the necessary ingredient to progress. It’s exactly what you need to go through, to […]

The Benefits of Tunnel Vision

LET’S TALK ABOUT TUNNEL VISION. Yeah, it’s usually viewed as a negative, and for good reason. It usually means a limited viewpoint, ignorance, not seeing the big picture. But in this complex world, there’s usually a yin to every yang. And, at times, a little tunnel vision comes in handy. The ability to focus – […]

How to Deal with Setbacks

The first rule of dealing with setbacks is accepting that their will be setbacks.

Changing Up Is Hard To Do

Leave it to women’s aerobics to leave me humbled. Recently, my TRX instructor Rebekah suggested I try a circuit crosstraining class at the gym. Always up for something new, I decided to give it a shot this morning. The circuit crosstraining class is apparently different each time, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Of […]