I’m entering my thirteenth week of doing my Spartan race training. I’ve been doing three days a week of workouts.…
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Ambrose and I drove out to Sheep Creek past Twin Springs, ID for a training hike early on a Saturday…
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At this point, Ambrose and I backpack between May and September – and the May and September trips are few…
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Last year, my crossfit gym instituted something called Commitment Crew. Basically, it’s an incentive program to encourage athletes to attend…
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When I was on my solo trip this year, I used a tactic similar to one that I used the…
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Last week I managed to meet my mileage goal of 10 miles with 12 miles. This week so far, I’m…
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In Crossfit workouts, especially ones with designated rest periods, I frequently hear the admonishment to “control your breathing.” It isn’t…
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I’m settling back down into a regular pattern of the pull up workout. 3 days a week, increasing weights and…
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I thought I was learning how to be an early bird when I consistently got up at 5am to go…
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When we have to run at Crossfit, we run outside. And, whenever I do run outside, in the back of…
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