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Training hard when you run and ride? Not in comparison to a crappy summer job.

By Monte Wehrkamp in response to a shared post by Christopher Cudworth Today’s article begins with an hilarious post from a blogger at the site: It’sAlwaysSunnyRunning.com. I read her posts regularly and this one was particularly funny and true, about … Continue reading

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Paying it forward as a runner, teacher and coach

Cathy Ganshirt Morlock has long been a successful educator in the Marion, Virginia school system where when she teaches 5th grade students. In 2012 she was named the district’s Teacher of the Year for her leadership and best practices in … Continue reading

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The tarsnake of pricks on the road who run and ride

While walking the dog through a park near our house that was in the process of a makeover with new ballfields, playgrounds and turf, we followed the newly paved trail around the perimeter and met up with some interesting artwork … Continue reading

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I’ve never done steroids or doped. And it’s pretty hard living clean.

As a competitive runner from high school to post-collegiate days, I stood 6’1″ and weighed 140 lbs. That’s pretty skinny. A nurse who tested me at a health fair scored my BMI (Body Mass Index) at 3% body fat. “Don’t … Continue reading

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