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Car-Less Fitness
My car puttered to a stop this week, turning out to be in dire need of a new alternator. Unfortunately it conked out while we were out for dinner, meaning Sean and I had to schlep our kids and...
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The 4:1
Pumped to have a long Memorial Day weekend at home, between Friday and this morning, I got my workout on. This translated into running 33 miles, doing a TRX class, and taking a spin class…which was...
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Strength in Numbers
A few weeks ago an old friend came over for dinner, and on the way out the door he asked if I wanted to join him for an epic cycling event he was doing the first weekend in June. Loving the idea of...
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At the Core
photo by anya quinn via flickr creative commons Fitness magazines seem to include a piece on core strengthening exercises in every single issue. You know the drill – a multi-page spread featuring a...
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Rolling On Down the Road
I drove past a shirtless guy today HAMMERING down the road with earbuds in and a toddler in his running stroller. Seriously, he was running like he was being chased by the mafia (or his wife trying...
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Double Dipsea
One of my favorite (and lately, one of my only) trail races of the year – the Double Dipsea – took place Saturday. A stunningly beautiful and gruelingly difficult 13.7 mile trail race, the Double...
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Urban Hiking
view from twin peaks, san francisco What an absolute gift it is to have a day off in the middle of the work week. Disrupting the usual cadence of work week/weekend, a mid-week day off feels a little...
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What’s On Your Docket?
photo by fang guo, via flickr creative commons It’s amazing how many people find this blog through searching “exercise + motivation.” Unfortunately www.exercisemotivation.com is $1,499, or I’d...
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Back to Basics
Earlier this week I tried an app called Zombies, Run! Don’t ask how I found it. It certainly didn’t involve neatly typing in zombies + running, but instead a meandering journey into the black hole we...
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10 Reasons to Get Your Sweat On
Fast Company recently reported on a new University of Washington study on exercise rates and obesity. The study showed that while the percentage of Americans doing “sufficient” levels of exercise rose...
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