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How far we’ve come
WordPressI’m not big on anniversaries. They always seem to forced, so artificial, to me. Then again, I’m also a sentimental person. I enjoy milestones. I enj
DR Recovery: At Sea
WordPressA funny thing happened over the past few weeks. I’ve had post after post started concerning the Death Race, yet I couldn’t finish any of them. There
DR 2012: Cheaters (and Brats) Never Prosper
WordPressAs we began the 6hr drive back to Philly from Vermont, I broke out my legal pad and a pen and began to list all the tasks we completed in the 2012 D
Death Race by the Numbers
WordPressTotal time to finish: 60 hours, 23 minutes Place: 2nd female Total approximate distance covered: 50-70 miles (depending on who you talk to) Clif bar
The Betrayal Has Begun
WordPressWhen I signed up for the Death Race back in December, I remember talking to a previous Death Race finisher and asking about the race. “What is it?”
Crossfit + Obstacles = Combine Love
WordPressWhen you take three of my current obsessions (Crossfit, obstacles, and hills) and roll them up into one race, I may start foaming at the mouth out o
S.E.R.E. Urban: Chicago is a Dangerous Place
WordPressI’ve spent the last few days trying to figure out practical uses for my shiny new KA-Bar,* spoils of being crowned “Top Team” at S.E.R.E. Chicago th
Used and Abused: The Essentials
WordPressMy body hates me. There isn’t a day where I’m not nursing some type of sore muscle, blister, injury, or rash of some sort (yum). If you know me, you
Everyday I’m Shufflin’
WordPressI posed the question this past weekend: “Which is harder to describe, the Death Race or a GoRuck Challenge?” Obviously, to the average person, both
Winter Death Race: FAQ’s
WordPressPost-Winter Death Race, I’ve received tons of questions about the race, my experience, and life in general. I do not claim any special DR knowledge–
32 hours and 21 minutes
WordPressA stump almost broke me. I was finished chopping my wood and stacking it, except for this bastard of a stump about 3 feet in diameter, knotted to he
These races should be everything I hate
WordPressT-minus one week til Winter Death Race. And I feel like I’m missing something. It’s this weird nagging feeling, that something isn’t exactly right.
Adventures in Urban Training: Wood Chopping
WordPressThe Winter Death Race is three weeks away. I have never swung an axe. Now would be about the time to panic, no? There is one thing, and only one thi
Cashews, Leadership, and Lessons Learned
WordPress[Fair warning: this post may be full of typos and grammatical errors. I’m tired. I’m freakin’ tired. 15+ hour work days, pre- and post-S.E.R.E., hav
Mission: Unknown
WordPressIf you looked up the definition of “creature of habit,” I would be highly surprised if there wasn’t a picture of me sitting there. My alarm goes off
Volenti non fit injuria
WordPressTo the consenting [willing], no injury is done. In the law, the Latin maxim of “volenti non fit injuria” is typically used as a defense in a tort ac
On Girl Crushes and the Interwebs
WordPressA tangential conversation that took place between my girlfriend and I a few weeks before WTM: GF: “So how are you getting out there?” Me: “We’re dri
Adventures in Urban Training: Hills
WordPressI live in the middle of a concrete jungle. Picture downtown Chicago, and insert me right there. I live on the 15th floor of a 24-story condo buildin
The Ten Commandments of World’s Toughest Mudder
WordPress(1) Thou shall respect the power of neoprene All stripping down was done separately While there were many different types of crazy at WTM, it quickly became apparent that many people underestimated…