TOAB HM Week 4

Each week feels now entirely different than the last.  There are training days which feel night and day different also.  On Tuesday, I went out to run at a time I do not normally run.  I was limited on time…

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Hoka running shoes with a Garmin watch on top

TOAB HM Week 3

It is too cliche to type “week 3 is in the books” because I have no knowledge of what books I would be talking about here. My left knee had been in such pain that I had trouble getting into…

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New Balance to Nike

Back in June, after being frustrated with how quickly I saw my Hoka running shoes start to show wear and tear, I went to get fitted again.  This time around, I tried a pair of New Balance 1080s. Initially, they…

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Dad, Let’s go for a hike!

Saturday morning was busy for me.  I was up at 3:45am to workout before I went to coach lifting class.  When I got home, Gina had made some homemade donuts for us, some of my favorites because we do not…

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Lifting feels new again

This week I find myself in a situation I have not been in since I moved from Georgia: a new gym. I have been feeling stagnant and not sure what direction to turn.  Both my doctor and I agree that…

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Still Cycling

To say my oldest loves CycleBar would be putting it mildly.  She is on first-name basis with just about every instructor and nicknames with many others.  They seem to love her positivity and upbeat vibes while cycling and that makes…

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FEAT Outrunning Autism 5K

On June 5th, all of the C25K training I have been doing came to a head and I put on some really uncomfortably short shorts to head out for my first 5K in about 10 years.  I went back to…

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C25K – Week 8 of 8

I somehow got my days mixed up this week and everything felt off.  I believe this was because of Memorial Day being Monday and my wife having the day off.  I normally followed a running schedule of Tues/Thurs/Sun but this…

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9K + One Year with Peloton

An email popped up in my inbox letting me know I have had the bike for a year now. I downloaded all of my workouts from my dashboard and totaled up a few of the columns to see where I…

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C25k – Week 7 of 8

Things be heatin’ up tho. Well, for the first day. Then the weather went nuts and dropped. This week was the longest running intervals to date with a few more on the horizon before race day. I felt far better…

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