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  • When I first started lifting, I scoured bodybuilding.com for workout plans to figure out what to do at the gym. Lately, however, I’ve struggled a bit with my motivation in...

    Getting Fit with Fleetly

    When I first started lifting, I scoured bodybuilding.com for workout plans to figure out what to do at the gym. Lately, however, I’ve struggled a bit with my motivation in...

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  • So… it’s that time again. I’m embarking on another round of TBT – a 90-day Total Body Transformation program. I started it for the first time last Feb 21, and...

    TBT – Goal Setting is Tough!

    So… it’s that time again. I’m embarking on another round of TBT – a 90-day Total Body Transformation program. I started it for the first time last Feb 21, and...

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  • This has been a great year for me, running-wise. As I head into the home stretch for Houston, I feel like I just continue to get stronger. I’m recovering quickly...

    My secret weapon

    This has been a great year for me, running-wise. As I head into the home stretch for Houston, I feel like I just continue to get stronger. I’m recovering quickly...

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  • When I first started training for marathons, I did what most people probably do: I focused on ramping up my miles. In training for Steamtown 2005 I used the Pfitzinger...

    Intensity

    When I first started training for marathons, I did what most people probably do: I focused on ramping up my miles. In training for Steamtown 2005 I used the Pfitzinger...

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  • What a week! It was hectic, and while I thoroughly enjoyed parts of it, it wasn’t exactly a stellar week for training. Good: I hit the gym 3 days: legs...

    Week in Review

    What a week! It was hectic, and while I thoroughly enjoyed parts of it, it wasn’t exactly a stellar week for training. Good: I hit the gym 3 days: legs...

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  • I had a long travel day today so I got up to hit the gym early. I forgot how great I feel working out in the morning! I’m also going...

    Lifting in the Morning

    I had a long travel day today so I got up to hit the gym early. I forgot how great I feel working out in the morning! I’m also going...

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  • This week I’ll be at a retreat center with a few hiking trails, so I’m hoping to get a few runs in. However, there’s no fitness center so I decided...

    Shaky legs

    This week I’ll be at a retreat center with a few hiking trails, so I’m hoping to get a few runs in. However, there’s no fitness center so I decided...

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  • I set a lot of PRs this year… not just one- or two-second improvements, but BIG gains. 5K 2001 23:01 7:25 2002 22:35 7:17 2005 21:56 7:05 2007 21:53 7:04...

    My best year of running – so far!

    I set a lot of PRs this year… not just one- or two-second improvements, but BIG gains. 5K 2001 23:01 7:25 2002 22:35 7:17 2005 21:56 7:05 2007 21:53 7:04...

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  • Everytime I run at Sloan’s Lake, I think about sharing it with people. Most notably, I think about running through New York City with Elyssa, and how different MY neighborhood...

    Sloan’s Lake

    Everytime I run at Sloan’s Lake, I think about sharing it with people. Most notably, I think about running through New York City with Elyssa, and how different MY neighborhood...

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  • Yesterday on my run, one of my teammates asked if I was training for something specific. I said I had two marathons in January. So after 7 years of marathons,...

    Training for Houston

    Yesterday on my run, one of my teammates asked if I was training for something specific. I said I had two marathons in January. So after 7 years of marathons,...

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