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Whether you’re an avid runner, an average runner, a slow runner, a beginner or a frustrated runner…

This website is for you!

I can’t show you how to run faster, but I can help you stay healthy!

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I developed this website to share my love of running and to help others who love to run.

My day job is a personal trainer who specializes in corrective exercise.

On the weekends you may spot me lumbering down a trail or jumping over fire.

That’s just how I roll!

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Who knows, maybe I will see you at my next run?
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All humor aside, I am certified in Corrective exercise. I will share with you ways to fix running injuries and stay healthy.
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A funny thing happened while I was writing on my other site….

I had the realization that my life as a slow runner was far more interesting to me than my life as a fitness coach.

Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do and personal training is very rewarding.

Through weight training I was able to transform myself and change my life. You know, the usual story.

As for running… I have always found it enjoyable but very hard.

In early 2016 I decided to get serious about running to prepare for my first Spartan Race. What happened after that has been a roller coaster ride of ups, downs, triumphs and screw-ups.

Most people in the fitness industry take great pains to hide their shortcomings from the world.

I think it is funny as hell I have this glaring gap in my game.

So join me on this open, honest adventure as I reveal what it is like to finish races when the vendors are packing up and going home. Cheers!
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Spartan Military Sprint Fort Carson
Summer Prairie Dog Half-Marathon Castle Rock
Wildcat Ridge 10 M Trail Run- Highlands Ranch
Parker Labor day 10K- Parker
Warrior Dash- Larkspur
Ridgeline Half-Marathon Trail Run- Castle Rock
Pumpkin Pie 5K Denver
Santa’s Stampede 10K- Littleton

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Jan 15 -Arctic Prairie Dog 10K- Louisville
Jan 21- Frosty’s Ten Miler- Hudson Gardens
February 18- Snowman Stampede 10M
April 9 Prairie Dog Half Marathon Arvada
May 13- Fort Carson Spartan Super
May 14- Fort Carson Spartan Sprint
July 22 Prairie Dog Half-marathon Castle Rock

August 26 Spartan Beast Breckenridge
August 27 Spartan Sprint Breckenridge

September 16 Warrior Dash Larkspur
October 1 Chase The Bear Half-Marathon Lakewood
October 7th Ridgeline Half-marathon Train (The revenge)
October 29 Beware The Bear Trail race 15K

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Jan 14 -Arctic Prairie Dog 10K- Louisville
Jan 20- Frosty’s Ten Miler- Hudson Gardens
Feb. 10 Spartan Super- Arizona
February 24- Snowman Stampede 13.1 – Hudson Gardens
March 4 That Dam Race 13.1 – Cherry Creek
April 8 Prairie Dog 13.1- Arvada
April 15 Beat the Heat 26.2 Westminster
May 5- Fort Carson Spartan Super
May 6- Fort Carson Spartan Sprint
May 20 Colfax 26.2 Denver
June 8-9 Ragnar Trail Relay
July 21 Prairie Dog 13.1 – Castle Rock

August 18 Spartan Beast -Breckenridge
August 19 Spartan Sprint -Breckenridge
Sept. 8 Spartan Beast – Seattle
Sept. 9 Spartan Sprint – Seattle
Sept. 15 Warrior Dash – Larkspur
Sept. 22 Prairie dog 13.1

Sept. 30 Chase The Bear 13.1 – Lakewood
October 6th Ridgeline 13.1

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