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Rim Hugger: Manassas, VA
When I scheduled a customer trip to northern Virginia, I couldn’t help but notice the proximity of my hotel to Manassas National Battlefield from the Civil War. I used to love learning about the Civil War when I was in … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Rim Hugger
Tagged battlefield, civil war, fitness, manassas, rim hugger, running, spartan race, spartan training, trail run, travel
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How far will you go for your dreams?
“Raise your right hand as high as you can. Now raise it a bit higher. We always hold some back. To create art and do something that no one has done before, you have to go all in.” – Seth … Continue reading
Resolve To Be Healthier
I am inspired every time I hear Lara Casey say that while you have to be intentional about goals, there is nothing special about January 1st. You can start at anytime to accomplish your goals. For us, that goal and start … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Married Life
Tagged fitness, health, new years, resolutions
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Rim Hugger: Mississippi Spartan Sprint
A few weeks ago, Aaron, Jessica, and I piled in the car and started off on an epic road trip to Mississippi for yet another Spartan Sprint! After our first race in Atlanta back in March, Aaron and I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Rim Hugger, Travel
Tagged burpees, fitness, mississippi, mud run, obstacle course race, ocr, race, rope climb, spartan, spartan race
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Where to begin on a fitness journey?
We have come a long way since Day 1 of our fitness journey, but our progress definitely didn’t happen all at once. Just like it took us years to gain the weight, it came off slowly as well. Luckily we … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged before and after, exercise, fitness, health, myfitnesspal, running, spartan race, weight loss
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Rim Hugger: Boulder
Mandy and I love watching Extreme Weight Loss. During our fitness journey last year, we watched it every week and we both would always want to go workout after each episode ended – even if we had gotten one in … Continue reading
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Tagged boulder, elk, fitness, hiking, red rocks, sanitas, selfie, spartan training, sunrise, train running
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Training for Adventure Racing
This past weekend we flew to Philadelphia, PA and completed the Spartan Sprint at Citizens Bank Park. This was Mandy’s first obstacle course race (OCR) and my second in what has become an almost obsession. Suffice to say the Spartan … Continue reading
Lessons to my High School Self
We have had the pleasure and good fortune to begin leading high school small groups at our church. Our groups consist of freshman girls and guys from around Gwinnett County and we have LOVED getting to spend time with them … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged advice, fitness, friendships, high school, lessons, peer pressure, regrets, wrestling
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Struggling To Give Myself Grace
Sometimes I beat myself up when I can’t have a “perfect workout”. I used to be proud of myself for working out for 20 minutes or walking 1 mile. Now I feel like that is a “lite day”. As exercise … Continue reading
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