On Saturday, I will be participating in the Rugged Maniac to raise awareness for The Duskin and Stephens Foundation (DSF). DSF supports the United States Special Operations Community in several ways. As a Gold Star spouse, their support has been priceless to...
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In just six short days, I will be attempting my first obstacle course race (OCR). Today I would like to highlight for whom I am racing this event. It is a fundraiser to support the American Cancer Society. I imagine we would be hard-pressed to find anyone...
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In preparation for attempting the Rugged Maniac next week, a 25-obstacle 5K course, I have a very complex training plan! My plan is eat less “junk food,” and move more! That’s it. The KISS (keep it simple stupid) method of operation. This plan is the best...
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Next week I will complete my first obstacle course of my life. I have never done anything like this and when I signed up over four months ago, I had every intention of training properly for this challenge. Unfortunately, life happens and the training did...
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In only 9 days, I will do my first obstacle course of my life. It has 25 obstacles and tons of mud. Obstacles include jumping fire, climbing a warped wall, zip-lining across a straight line (which means no downhill slope to give me natural momentum) and so...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.